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Intralaryngeal CO2 alters discharges of superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) afferent fibres (Boushey et al, 1974. Bradford et al, 1990) and reflexly enhances the activity of upper airway dilating muscles (Nolan et al, 1990, Bartlett et al, 1992a), decreases ventilation (Boushey et al, 1974, Nolan et al, 1990) and phrenic nerve activity (Bartlett et al, 1992a) These reflex effects are abolished by SLN section. The above results suggest that laryngeal CO2 receptors may play an important role in maintaining upper airway patency To elucidate mechanisms of CO2-induced effects on laryngeal mechanoreceptors, an in situ, isolated, perfused larynx has been developed Part of this study has been briefly reported elsewhere (O’Regan et al, 1993)
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Wang, Z.H., Bradford, A., O’Regan, R.G. (1994). Effects of Intralaryngeal CO2 And H+ on Laryngeal Receptor Activity in the Perfused Larynx in Cats. In: O’Regan, R.G., Nolan, P., McQueen, D.S., Paterson, D.J. (eds) Arterial Chemoreceptors. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 360. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2572-1_71
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