About Christian Bohr
Lived 1855 – 1911 (aged 55). Christian Bohr was a Danish physician, pharmacist, physicist, university teacher and physiologist.
Physiology In 1891, he was the first to characterize the physiological dead space in pulmonary respiration, i.e., the inhaled air volume not involved in gas exchange.
In 1904, Christian Bohr described the phenomenon, now called the Bohr effect, whereby hydrogen ions and carbon dioxide heterotopically decrease hemoglobin's oxygen-binding affinity. This regulation increases the efficiency of oxygen release by hemoglobin in tissues, like active muscle tissue, where rapid metabolization has produced relatively high concentrations of and .
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Who was Christian Bohr?
Danish physician (1855-1911)
When was Christian Bohr born?
Christian Bohr was born on 14 February 1855 in Copenhagen.
When did Christian Bohr die?
Christian Bohr died on 3 February 1911 in Copenhagen.
What was Christian Bohr's occupation?
Christian Bohr was a physician, pharmacist, physicist, university teacher and physiologist.
What nationality was Christian Bohr?
Christian Bohr was Danish.
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