detection of hypoxic conditions in blood by chemoreceptor signaling
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0002007
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