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Oxygen levels are lower at higher altitudes. why would you expect to see increased numbers of reticulocytes in the blood at high altitudes?

Oxygen levels are lower at higher altitudes. why would you expect to see increased numbers of reticulocytes in the blood at high altitudes?
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oxygen levels are lower at higher altitudes. why would you expect to see increased numbers of reticulocytes in the blood at high altitudes?

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Erythrocyte production is being stimulated to increase the oxygen-carrying capacity of theblood.
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