detection of reduced oxygen by chemoreceptor signaling
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0003020
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. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0323031951&isbn=1/ GOC:mtg_cardio ]
Synonyms: detection of reduced oxygen by chemoreceptor signalling