NeuroscienceCirculation ResearchPeer-reviewed
Melanocortin system activates carotid body arterial chemoreceptors in hypertension
Audrys G. Pauža, Pratik C. Thakkar, Xin Ming Shen…·Julian F. R. Paton
The paper identifies the melanocortin system's role in heightened carotid body chemosensitivity in hypertension, showing MC4R activation influences sympathetic and ventilatory responses.
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