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This research aims to integrate the endocrine and chemosensory aspects of the carotid body into a unified model.

The Carotid Body as Part of a Unified Sympathoadrenal System of Neural Crest Derivatives: Insights from Two Centuries of Research

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This research aims to integrate the endocrine and chemosensory aspects of the carotid body into a unified model.
Historical analysis of research on the carotid body and sympathoadrenal system
Examination of controversies and reclassifications in the literature
Proposing a comprehensive model based on structural aspects of the carotid body
Identified key controversies in the understanding of the carotid body
Proposed a unified model integrating its sensory and endocrine roles
Demonstrated potential endocrine functions during human development to explain its morphology

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Article uncovers the unified model of the carotid body suggesting it has both sensory and endocrine functions.

Otlyga et al. (2025) studied this question.

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