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When Kidney Cells Sense Low Levels of Oxygen in Blood

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When kidney cells sense low levels of oxygen in blood they secrete erythropoietin. In this particular signaling pathway (response to low oxygen) , secretion of erythropoietin represents which step of the signal transduction process?


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