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JIPMER 2008
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2008
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Biotechnology - Principles and Processes

JIPMER 2008 · Zoology · Biotechnology - Principles and Processes

Hamburger shift is also known as

Hamburger shift is also known as

Options

  1. Abicarbonate shift
  2. Bchloride shift
  3. Cpotassium shift
  4. DAll of the above

Correct answer

B. chloride shift

Step-by-step solution

To maintain electrostatic neutrality of plasma, many chloride ions diffuse from plasma into RBCs and bicarbonate ions pass out. The chloride content of RBCs increases when oxygenated blood becomes deoxygenated. This is termed as chloride shift or Hamburger shift.
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