Bohr effect

English

Etymology

First described in 1904 by the Danish physiologist Christian Bohr.

Noun

Bohr effect

  1. The fact that hemoglobin's oxygen binding affinity is inversely related both to acidity and to the concentration of carbon dioxide.

See also
  • Haldane effect
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