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Chloride shift is due to

A
Generationof HCO3 in RBC's
B
Metabolism of glucoses in RBC's
C
Formation of O2-Hb complex in RBC's
D
Release of K in RBC's
High-Yield Explanation
Chloride shift (also known as the Hamburger phenomenon or lineas phenomenon, named after Haog 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 Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number:360,361,362

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