- Haldane effect
- Hal·dane effect (hawlґdān) [John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, 1860–1936] see under effect.
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Haldane effect — The Haldane effect is a property of hemoglobin first described by the Scottish physician John Scott Haldane.Deoxygenation of the blood increases its ability to carry carbon dioxide; this property is the Haldane effect. Conversely, oxygenated… … Wikipedia
Haldane effect — high concentration of oxygen, such as occurs in the alveolar capillaries of the lungs, promotes the dissociation of carbon dioxide and hydrogen ions from hemoglobin, so that the oxygen dissociation curve shifts to the left. Cf. Bohr e … Medical dictionary
Haldane — (Half Dane) is the surname of an aristocratic Scottish family which includes various scientists and churchmen: * * A. R. B. Haldane, social historian and author * Charlotte Haldane, British feminist writer * Daniel Rutherford Haldane, Scottish… … Wikipedia
Haldane's rule — relating to hybrids of species and extended to speciation in evolutionary theory is easily stated:It was originally formulated in 1922 by the British evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane. It is sometimes referred to as Haldane s law.In many… … Wikipedia
Haldane, John Scott — born May 3, 1860, Edinburgh, Scot. died March 14/15, 1936, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng. British physiologist and philosopher. He developed procedures for studying the physiology of breathing and of the blood and devices for measuring hemoglobin and… … Universalium
Haldane , John Burdon Sanderson — (1892–1964) British geneticist Haldane, who was born at Oxford, became involved in scientific research at an early age through helping in the laboratory of his father, the physiologist John Scott Haldane. His interest in genetics was first… … Scientists
effect — The result or consequence of an action. [L. efficio, pp. effectus, to accomplish, fr. facio, to do] abscopal e. a reaction produced following irradiation but occurring outside the zone of actual radiation absorption. additive e. an e. wherein two … Medical dictionary
Haldane — John B.S., English biochemist and geneticist, 1892–1964. See H. relationship. John S., Scottish physiologist at Oxford, 1860–1936. See H. apparatus, H. effect, H. transformation, H. tube, H. Priestley sample … Medical dictionary
John Scott Haldane — CH (May 3 1860 ndash; March 14/March 15 1936) was a Scottish physiologist famous for intrepid self experimenting which led to many important discoveries about the human body and the nature of gases.cite journal |last=Acott |first=C. |title=JS… … Wikipedia
J. B. S. Haldane — Infobox Scientist name = J. B. S. Haldane |200px image width = 200px caption = J. B. S. Haldane birth date = birth date|1892|11|5|mf=y birth place = Oxford, England death date = death date and age|1964|12|1|1892|11|5|mf=y death place =… … Wikipedia
