An individual has low blood oxygen levels, due toinsufficient numbers of circulating red blood cells. (Theerythrocytes are completely healthy; there’s just not enough ofthem.) Describe the processes by which the body stimulates theproduction of new erythrocytes. Your response should include areview of all body cells and structures capable of detecting lowoxygen levels, the body responses that stimulate erythrocyteproduction, and the actual synthesis and maturation process in thered bone marrow. In addition, any short-term body processes thatcompensate for the low blood oxygen levels not involvingerythrocyte production should be discussed in detail aswell.
