loading...| Preferred Name |
Carotid Body |
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| Synonyms |
carotid body Carotid body CAROTID BODY glomus caroticum Carotid Body carotid glomus |
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| Definitions |
A cluster of cells that function as chemo-receptors, located at the bifurcation of the carotid artery. Its main purpose is to detect changes in the composition of arterial blood. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66852 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A small epithelioid structure consisting of a small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the common carotid artery that serves as a chemoreceptive organ that senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control. A cluster of cells that function as chemo-receptors, located near the bifurcation of the carotid artery. |
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| code |
C66852 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168660 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC GDC UBERON |
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| DEFINITION |
A cluster of cells that function as chemo-receptors, located at the bifurcation of the carotid artery. Its main purpose is to detect changes in the composition of arterial blood. |
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| FULL_SYN |
carotid body Carotid body CAROTID BODY glomus caroticum Carotid Body carotid glomus |
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| Is_Value_For_GDC_Property |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422 |
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| label |
Carotid Body |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Carotid_Body |
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| Maps_To |
Carotid body Carotid Body |
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| Preferred_Name |
Carotid Body |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C66852 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0007277 |
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| xRef |
UBERON:0001629 |
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| subClassOf |