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Bohr effect

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Bohr effect
n.
An effect by which an increase of carbon dioxide in the blood and a decrease in pH results in a reduction of the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen.
[After Christian Bohr (1855-1911), Danish physiologist.]


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This phenomenon, called the Bohr effect, the Verigo-Bohr effect, or oxygen-haemoglobin disassociation curve, is described in standard physiology textbooks.
Obstructive sleep apnoea and breathing retraining by Birch, Mary / Australian Nursing Journal
At variance with human hemoglobin, the alkaline Bohr effect for [beta](V1M+H2[DELTA]) is not sensitive to the presence of [Cl.
Macromolecular crystallography and structural biology databases at ... by Gilliland, Gary L. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
A physiological fact called the Bohr effect states that the ability of hemoglobin to release oxygen is dependent on the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.
Asthma and Children: A New Approach by COURTNEY, ROSALBA / Mothering
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