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Can you tell me how the prescence of carbon dioxide reduce the affinity of heamoglobin for oxygen?
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Bohr effect: Any physiology textbook will explain this to you. The shape of the hemoglobin molecule is changed slightly. It's a good thing that it gives up its oxygen more easily when there's a lot of carbon dioxide / low pH, as that's a sign that oxygen might be needed in the area.
Answered 12/30/2015
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