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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 24.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Cell. 2014 Apr 24;54(2):281–288. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.03.030

TABLE 1.

Representative Regulated Variables and Sensors in Systemic Homeostasis

Regulated Variable Sensor
Blood Pressure / Blood Volume / Na+ Concentration Aortic Body (Aorta), Carotid Body (Carotid Artery), Atrial Volume Receptors (Heart), Juxtaglomerular Apparatus (Kidney)
Ca2+ / Mg2+ / PO43− Concentrations Chief Cells (Parathyroid Gland)
Glucose Islet of Langerhans (Pancreas)
Osmolarity Circumventricular Organs (Hypothalamus)
pO2, pCO2, and pH Aortic Body (Aorta), Carotid Body (Carotid Artery), Ventrolateral Medulla (Medulla)
Temperature Thermosensory neurons (Skin), Preoptic Area (Hypothalamus)