Recall that all important carbonic acid/bicarbonate buffer r…
Recall that all important carbonic acid/bicarbonate buffer reaction mediated by the enzyme carbonic anhydrase for this question: The citric acid cycle is functioning all the time and thus producing carbon dioxide. When we exercise and the rate of aerobic metabolism goes up, production increases drastically. Eventually, if CO2 builds up in the body this will lead to a (decrease or increase) in body pH via the law of mass action. Thus, as long as we are healthy, there will be a reflexive (decrease or increase) in breathing to compensate.
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Often in entertainment and the news the “genetic code” is referenced. You of course know that what this is referring to is our codons, which ultimately encode for the amino acids that will make up our proteins. What are codons again?
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Regarding osmotic pressure regulation in the body, when the kidney goes into failure, one of the signs that medical laboratory pathologists will see is that the patient’s red blood cells will shrink (crenate).Why does this happen in renal disease?
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