Abstract

The mammalian carotid body (CB) is an oxygen addicted chemoreceptor organ, which consists of type I glomus, cells; the seat of oxygen sensing. There are two consensus hypotheses regarding the CB hypoxia signaling pathway; (a) non-respiratory/ plasma membrane and (b) respiratory/ metabolic.

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