Increase oxygen delivery to tissues in response to increased CO2 is-: (A) Bohr effect, (B) Haldane Effect, (C) Hamburger effect, (D) Chloride shift
Answer is A. Ans. (a) Bohr effect(Ref: Ganong, 25th ed/p.641)The decrease in O2 affinity of hemoglobin when pH of blood falls (PCO2 rises) is called the Bohr effect. This leads to release of oxygen at tissues