Taber's Medical Dictionary
Bohr effect
(bōr)
[Christian Bohr, Danish physiologist, 1855-1911]
The effect of an acid environment on hemoglobin; hydrogen ions alter the structure of hemoglobin and increase the release of oxygen. It is esp. important in active tissues producing carbon dioxide and lactic acid.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Bohr Effect." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736991/0/Bohr_effect.
Bohr effect. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736991/0/Bohr_effect. Accessed December 2, 2024.
Bohr effect. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736991/0/Bohr_effect
Bohr Effect [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 02]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736991/0/Bohr_effect.
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