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Bohr effect

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The Bohr effect describes the reduction in oxygen affinity of oxyhaemoglobin in the presence of higher levels of CO2 and low pH. This effect

The Bohr effect, discovered by Christian Bohr in 1904, permits the efficient delivery of oxygen to metabolically active tissues.


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