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Are There “CO2 Sensors” in the Lung?

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Abstract

Previous investigators have suggested the existence of “CO2 sensors” in the lung and an important role of these receptors in detecting the increase in venous CO2 flux and in regulating ventilatory response to meet the metabolic demand during exercise (38). However, no direct and definitive evidence has been established in identifying the CO2 receptor in the lung.

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  1. Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, USA

    L.Y. LEE, R.L. LIN, Q. GU & J.L. HONG

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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LEE, L., LIN, R., HO, C., GU, Q., HONG, J. (2006). Are There “CO2 Sensors” in the Lung?. In: Hayashida, Y., Gonzalez, C., Kondo, H. (eds) THE ARTERIAL CHEMORECEPTORS. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, vol 580. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-31311-7_44

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