What is the relation between the Chloride shift phenomenon and the slight increase of the hematocrite value in venous blood than the arterial blood?
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The term "chloride shift" refers to this exchange. Consequently, chloride concentration is lower in systemic venous blood than in systemic arterial blood: high venous pCO2 leads to bicarbonate production in RBCs, which then leaves the RBC in exchange for chloride coming in.
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