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Bohr effect — is a property of hemoglobin first described in 1904 by the Danish physiologist Christian Bohr (father of physicist Niels Bohr), which states that in the presence of carbon dioxide, the oxygen affinity for dissociation of respiratory pigments,… … Wikipedia
Bohr effect — bō(ə)r , bȯ(ə)r n 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 Bohr Christian (1855 1911) Danish physiologist. Bohr … Medical dictionary
bohr effect — ˈbō(ə)r , ˈbȯ(ə)r noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Christian Bohr died 1911 Dan. physiologist : the decrease in oxygen affinity of a respiratory pigment (as hemoglobin or hemocyanin) in response to decreased blood pH resulting… … Useful english dictionary
Bohr effect — the increased facility with which the blood unloads oxygen when its carbon dioxide tension is increased … Dictionary of ichthyology
Bohr effect — Decrease in oxygen affinity of haemoglobin when pH decreases or concentration of carbon dioxide increases … Dictionary of molecular biology
Bohr — can refer to any of the following Danish people:* Niels Bohr (1885 1962), Danish atomic physicist, Nobel Prize in physics 1922 * Aage Niels Bohr (born 1922), Danish nuclear physicist, Nobel Prize in physics 1975, son of Niels Bohr * Christian… … Wikipedia
Bohr model — In atomic physics, the Bohr model created by Niels Bohr depicts the atom as a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons that travel in circular orbits around the nucleus mdash;similar in structure to the solar system, but with… … Wikipedia
Bohr radius — Unit of length name=Bohr radius m=0.000000000052917720859 accuracy=6In the Bohr model of the structure of an atom, put forward by Niels Bohr in 1913, electrons orbit a central nucleus. The model says that the electrons orbit only at certain… … Wikipedia
Bohr–Einstein debates — The Bohr–Einstein debates is a popular name given to what was actually a series of epistemological challenges presented by Albert Einstein against what has come to be called the standard or Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. Since… … Wikipedia
Bohr magneton — The value of Bohr magneton system of units value unit SI[1] 9.27400915(23)×10−24 J·T−1 CGS[2] … Wikipedia
