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Definition of Chemoreceptor

1. Noun. A sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli.

Definition of Chemoreceptor

1. Noun. a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor ¹

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Definition of Chemoreceptor

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Chemoreceptor

1. A receptor adapted for excitation by chemical substances, for example, olfactory and gustatory receptors or a sense organ, as the carotid body or the aortic (supracardial) bodies, which is sensitive to chemical changes in the blood stream, especially reduced oxygen content and reflexly increases both respiration and blood pressure. See: receptor. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Chemoreceptor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... in the descending aorta and in one of the main carotid arteries with the tip just proximal to the carotid sinus. Carotid chemoreceptor activation (CCRA) ..."

2. Smell, Taste, and Allied Senses in the Vertebrates by George Howard Parker (1922)
"This type of chemoreceptor is found generally in the skin of fishes and ... The third and last type of the vertebrate chemoreceptor is the gustatory organ. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... baroreceptor and chemoreceptor reflex mechanisms, the central nervous system, sympathetic ganglia, adrenergic nerve terminals, adrenergic receptors and ..."

4. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air DivingSports & R (1999)
"The chemoreceptor in the carotid artery is activated by the ... The chemoreceptor in the aorta causes the aortic body reflex. This is a normal chemical ..."

5. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by C. Everett Koop, M.D., DIANE Publishing Company (1988)
"... to be mediated by the CNS, either through activation of chemoreceptor afferent pathways or by direct effects on the brain stem (Comroe 1960; Su 1982). ..."

6. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive and by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"Renal function is well preserved during rest and exercise at high altitude. A hypoxia mediated stimulation of arterial chemoreceptor is believed to mediate ..."

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