detection of hypoxic conditions in blood by chemoreceptor signaling

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The process in which information about a lack of oxygen are received and are converted to a molecular signal by chemoreceptors in the carotid bodies and the aortic bodies. [ GOC:dph ]

Synonyms: detection of hypoxic conditions in blood by chemoreceptor signalling