Term Name: | detection of reduced oxygen by chemoreceptor signaling |
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Synonyms: | detection of reduced oxygen by chemoreceptor signalling |
Definition: | The process in which information about the levels of oxygen are received and are converted to a molecular signal by chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies and the aortic bodies. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0003020] QuickGO AmiGO |