Bohr effect

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Cardiovascular And Respiratory subtree

Christian Bohr 1904: hemoglobin's O2 affinity decreases with ↓pH (or ↑CO2). H+ stabilises T-state. Facilitates O2 unloading in metabolically active (acidic) tissue.

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O2-hemoglobin dissociation curve

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