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- Development of a mixed-meal that impacts carotid-body mediated cardiorespiratory and metabolic parameters - a pilot studyPublication . Frazão, Ana; Costa, Andreia; Teixeira, Bárbara; Santo, Marisa; Brito, Gabriel; Lages, Marlene; Lopes, Nuno Vieira; Fonseca-Pinto, Rui; Pereira, Cidália; Guarino, Maria PedroThe carotid bodies (CB) have been recently implicated in the genesis of metabolic diseases in animal models. The CBs respond to circulating insulin to increase heart rate, respiratory rate and blood glucose levels. In humans, this mechanism is not well characterized.