bohr effect

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What does bohr effect mean?

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

Where does bohr effect come from?

First described in 1904 by the Danish physiologist Christian Bohr.

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