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Grade 12th passZoology

hamburgers phenomenon is also known as
  1. chloride shift mechanism
  2. sodium-potassium pump
  3. carbonic acid shift echanism
  4. hydrgen shift mechanism

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12 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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12 Years ago
Chloride shift(also known as the Hamburgers shift or Hamburger's phenomenon, named afterHartog Jakob Hamburger) is a process which occurs in acardiovascular system and refers to the exchange ofbicarbonate(HCO3-) andchloride(Cl-) across the membrane ofred blood cells(RBCs).
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