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The Paraganglionic Chemoreceptor System pp 133–141Cite as

Embryology

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The embryologic development of the carotid body has been the most extensively studied of all the nonchromaffin paraganglia, in both mammals and man. Theories of origin from all 3 germinal layers, either singly or in various combinations, have been proposed by different authors over the last century.

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  1. Downstate School of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Frederick G. Zak M.D. (Professor of Pathology, Lecturer in Pathology, Director of Pathology)

  2. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Frederick G. Zak M.D. (Professor of Pathology, Lecturer in Pathology, Director of Pathology) & William Lawson M.D., D.D.S. (Professor of Otolaryngology, Chief of Otolaryngology)

  3. Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Frederick G. Zak M.D. (Professor of Pathology, Lecturer in Pathology, Director of Pathology)

  4. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

    William Lawson M.D., D.D.S. (Professor of Otolaryngology, Chief of Otolaryngology)

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Zak, F.G., Lawson, W. (1982). Embryology. In: The Paraganglionic Chemoreceptor System. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5668-7_6

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