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REVIEW article

Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Comparative and Clinical Medicine
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1409701

Comparative Exploration of the Carotid Body in Domestic Animals: Morphology, Physiology, Histology, and Pathology

Provisionally accepted
Semzenisi Ecaterina Semzenisi Ecaterina 1Corina Toma Corina Toma 2Tabaran A. Flaviu Tabaran A. Flaviu 3*
  • 1 Department of Anatomic Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Napoca, Romania
  • 2 Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
  • 3 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Napoca, Cluj, Romania

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    The aim of the study was to present a review of the literature and research on the carotid body (CB) over the past years and update the latest findings. The purpose of this article is to present a general overview and comparative analysis of CB between species from the microanatomy to the pathology of CB. This work gives information about the embryological development and physiological aspects of anatomical findings and their differences. The second part of the article gives a comparative analysis of the pathology of CB. Neoplasia of the CB in humans, namely, paraganglioma, in most cases, is part of a genetic MEN syndrome (multiple endocrine neoplasia).In dogs, paraganglioma is also involved with multiple neoplasia formations throughout the body, including endocrine and neuroendocrine glands. From this prospective, dogs are the most suitable specimens for studying carotid body tumors and their involvement in a MEN-like syndrome.

    Keywords: " embryology carotid body'' "morphology carotid body, " "structure carotid body, " "function carotid body, " "innervation carotid body", "blood supply carotid body" "pathology carotid body, " "carotid body tumors domestic animal" "etiology paragangliomas"

    Received: 30 Mar 2024; Accepted: 11 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Ecaterina, Toma and Flaviu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Tabaran A. Flaviu, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Napoca, 400372, Cluj, Romania

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