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chemoreflex

American  
[kee-moh-ree-fleks, kem-oh-] / ˌki moʊˈri flɛks, ˌkɛm oʊ- /

noun

Physiology.

  1. a reflex caused by a chemical stimulus.

Etymology

Origin of chemoreflex

First recorded in 1900–05; chemo- + reflex

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In summary, we found that attenuation of the respiratory chemoreflex and extreme hypothermia were dependent on Di expression coupled with CNO administration in double-transgenic Slc6a4-cre, RC::PDi mice; these phenotypes were not observed after CNO administration to control Di-negative siblings.

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