First Known Use: 1939
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Bohr effect
noun \ˈbȯr-\
Definition of BOHR EFFECT
: the decrease in the oxygen affinity of a respiratory pigment (as hemoglobin) in response to decreased blood pH resulting from increased carbon dioxide concentration in the blood
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Origin of BOHR EFFECT
Christian Bohr †1911 Danish physiologist
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Bohr effect
noun \ˈbō(ə)r-, ˈbȯ(ə)r-\
Medical Definition of BOHR EFFECT
: the decrease in oxygen affinity of a respiratory pigment (as hemoglobin or hemocyanin) in response to decreased blood pH resulting from increased carbon dioxide concentration
Biographical Note for BOHR EFFECT
Bohr, Christian (1855–1911), Danish physiologist. Bohr is known for two contributions to medical science: an 1891 study of the exchange of gases in respiration and the discovery that the affinity of blood for oxygen depends on carbon dioxide pressure. This discovery was reported in 1904 and is now known as the Bohr effect.
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