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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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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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