Term Name:	detection of reduced oxygen by carotid body chemoreceptor signaling
Synonyms:	detection of reduced oxygen by carotid body 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 a carotid body.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0003039]    QuickGO    AmiGO