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Transport of oxygen – Bohr effect
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Reduction in pH of blood will
Lower pH reduces haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen.
The effect of $pCO_2$ and $H^+$ concentration on the oxygen affinity of haemoglobin is the Bohr effect.
At tissues, low $pO_2$, high $pCO_2$ and low pH favour dissociation of oxyhaemoglobin; the oxygen dissociation curve shifts to the right.