Christian Bohr

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Christian Bohr was a Danish physician and physiologist best known for discovering the Bohr effect, which describes how carbon dioxide and pH influence hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic
human
physician
physiologist
areaOfInfluence biochemistry of hemoglobin
cardiopulmonary physiology
child Niels Bohr NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Denmark NERFINISHED
discovered Bohr effect NERFINISHED
employer University of Copenhagen NERFINISHED
familyName Bohr NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork medicine
physiology
givenName Christian NERFINISHED
hasConceptAssociated acid–base balance in physiology
carbon dioxide transport in blood
oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve
hasEffectOn understanding of oxygen transport in blood
hasRelative Niels Bohr NERFINISHED
influenced clinical understanding of blood oxygenation
modern respiratory physiology
knownFor discovery of the Bohr effect
research on hemoglobin oxygen binding
languageOfWorkOrName Danish
English
German
name Christian Bohr NERFINISHED
nationality Danish
notableWork Bohr effect NERFINISHED
occupation physician
physiologist
positionHeld professor of physiology
sexOrGender male
studied gas exchange in blood
influence of carbon dioxide on hemoglobin
influence of pH on hemoglobin
respiratory physiology
workLocation Copenhagen NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Niels Bohr
father
Ellen Adler Bohr
spouse

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