Hamburger shift is also known as

Question

Hamburger shift is also known as (A) bicarbonate shift (B) chloride shift (C) potassium shift (D) All of the above

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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.

Q. Hamburger shift is also known as

bicarbonate shift

chloride shift

potassium shift

All of the above

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.