A decrease in the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen caused by the binding of carbon dioxide to hemoglobin is described by the

A) Haldane effect.
B) Bohr effect.
C) carbamino effect.
D) Henderson-Hasselbalch effect.
E) respiratory quotient.


Answer: C) carbamino effect.

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