chemoreceptor
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- noun
- /ˌkiːmoʊrɪˈsɛptər/
- Specialized
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quimiorreceptor
- The sensory system includes chemoreceptors that help us taste and smell various substances in our environment.
- ligand to chemoreceptors
- chemoreceptor trigger
- chemoreceptor trigger zone
Examples
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Most researchers have addressed noise inside bacterial cells and noise present in the binding of ligand molecules to their chemoreceptors.
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With hyperventilation, there is a decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide going to the brain, which acts as a chemoreceptor messenger to decrease blood flow to the brain to allow carbon dioxide to increase to normal levels.
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For example, we have chemoreceptors that can detect oxygen, for example, in the blood.
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So the theory is that these chemoreceptors in the brain are there developed from when we were kind of like burrowing animals.
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The resulting hypercapnia and metabolic acidosis perhaps drive ventilation via chemoreceptor mechanisms.
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Alternatively, if levels of ventilation are chosen so as to lower PaCO2, chemoreceptor sensitivity may be reset, providing a consistent decrease in PaCO2.
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Through evolution, cells have developed their own mechanisms to filter out intracellular noise and the noise associated with the binding of chemical ligands to their chemoreceptors.
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Researchers discovered that certain chemoreceptors in the nose are responsible for detecting airborne chemicals.
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The chemoreceptors in our bodies play a crucial role in regulating breathing by sensing carbon dioxide levels.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word chemoreceptor is made of chemo- meaning 'chemical' and -receptor meaning 'one who receives', like the common word receive. So a chemoreceptor is a cell or nerve that 'receives' chemical messages, which is why it helps us taste, smell, or sense chemicals in the body.