title: Why do we have both peripheral and central chemoreceptors?
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nattie
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000502:physiology*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005246:Feedback / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008168:Lung / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D017933:Peripheral Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen