Bohr effect

noun

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

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Meanings

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

Origin

First described in 1904 by the Danish physiologist Christian Bohr.

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