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Regulation of Acid-Base Balance

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In a healthy man, the arterial plasma concentration of hydrogen ions, [H+]P, expressed in pH units (pH = −log [H+]) is alkaline and ranges from 7.35 to 7.45, but may range from 7.0 to 7.8 in pathological states.

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  1. Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Esmail Koushanpour Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Physiology and Anesthesia)

  2. University of Heidelberg, 6900, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Wilhelm Kriz M.D. (Professor of Anatomy)

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Koushanpour, E., Kriz, W. (1986). Regulation of Acid-Base Balance. In: Renal Physiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1912-3_11

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