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The innervation of the carotid body has been the subject of several studies employing nerve degeneration methods and electron microscopy. There is agreement that sinus nerve transection results in degeneration of the nerve endings on type I cells (1). It has been reported in the cat and rat that decentralization of the glossopharyngeal ganglia is without effect on these nerve endings (7,12,15,19). In constrast, Biscoe et al. (2) reported reductions in the number of nerve endings on type I cells and degenerative changes in remaining nerve endings after cutting the glossopharyngeal nerve rootlets and allowing longer survival periods than those of other studies. They were also able to record chemoreceptor discharge from the sinus nerve of carotid bodies that displayed degenerate nerve endings.
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Smith, P.G., Mills, E. (1977). Identification of Sensory Axon Terminations in the Carotid Body by Autoradiography. In: Acker, H., Fidone, S., Pallot, D., Eyzaguirre, C., Lübbers, D.W., Torrance, R.W. (eds) Chemoreception in the Carotid Body. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66755-8_3
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