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Definition of Chemoreceptors
1. chemoreceptor [n] - See also: chemoreceptor
Medical Definition of Chemoreceptors
1. Cells specialised to detect chemical substances and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Chemoreceptors may monitor external stimuli, as in taste and olfaction, or internal stimuli, such as the concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chemoreceptors
Literary usage of Chemoreceptors
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Text-book of Infection, Immunity, and Specific Therapy: With by John Albert Kolmer (1915)
"The theory of chemoreceptors affords an explanation of this phenomenon, just as
the side-chain theory affords an explanation of the formation of cellular ..."
2. Immune Sera; a Concise Exposition of the Main Facts and Theories of by Charles Frederick Bolduan (1911)
"... the parasites is brought about by certain " chemoreceptors " of the parasites.
The arsenic compounds, for example, are anchored by arseno- receptors. ..."
3. Smell, Taste, and Allied Senses in the Vertebrates by George Howard Parker (1922)
"Common Features in the Stimulation of chemoreceptors. 2. Differences among
chemoreceptors. 3. Groups of chemoreceptors. 4. Classification of Receptors in ..."
4. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air DivingSpo (1999)
"These chemoreceptors are attached to important arteries. ... The part played by
chemoreceptors is evident in normal processes such as breathholding. ..."
5. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... and the depressant action of nicotine on the peripheral chemoreceptors, central
chemoreceptors and respiratory centre may be the causal factors. (Auth. ..."
6. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by C. Everett Koop, M.D., DIANE Publishing Company (1988)
"Nicotine in small doses can enhance respiration through stimulation of peripheral
chemoreceptors. Yet, high nicotine doses can cause respiratory failure. ..."
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