Question
The process by which chloride ions pass into RBC and bicarbonate ions pass out is called
bicarbonate shift
Chloride shift
buffer system
enzyme shift
Solution
B.
Chloride shift
Chloride shift (also known as the Hamburger phenomenon or lineas phenomenon, named after Hartog Jakob Hamburger) is a process which occurs in a cardiovascular system and refers to the exchange of bicarbonate (HCO3−) and chloride (Cl−) across the membrane of red blood cells (RBCs).
