The bicarbonate buffer system is an acid-base homeostatic mechanism involving the balance of carbonic acid (H2CO3), bicarbonate ion (HCO− 3), and carbon...
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living systems that use buffering for pH regulation. For example, the bicarbonate buffering system is used to regulate the pH of blood, and bicarbonate also...
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Carbonic acid (redirect from Hydrogen bicarbonate)
dioxide. These chemical species play an important role in the bicarbonate buffer system, used to maintain acid–base homeostasis. In chemistry, the term...
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chemical formula HCO− 3. Bicarbonate serves a crucial biochemical role in the physiological pH buffering system. The term "bicarbonate" was coined in 1814...
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Acid–base homeostasis (redirect from Buffer system)
chemical buffers which minimize pH changes that would otherwise occur in their absence. These buffers include the bicarbonate buffer system, the phosphate...
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Homeostasis (redirect from Homeostatic control system)
bicarbonate buffer system can also come into play. Renal compensation can help the bicarbonate buffer system. The sensor for the plasma bicarbonate concentration...
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9, ammonium bicarbonate is one of the only options available as the primary buffering agent for most LC-MS buffers. Ammonium bicarbonate is also a key...
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Sodium bicarbonate (IUPAC name: sodium hydrogencarbonate), commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda (or simply “bicarb” especially in the UK)...
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Metabolic acidosis (section Buffer)
acidity of the blood by four buffering mechanisms.[citation needed] Bicarbonate buffering system Intracellular buffering by absorption of hydrogen atoms...
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the bicarbonate buffer system (HCO3−/CO2), which allows maintaining a constant pH level of the blood and extracellular fluid. This buffer system is described...
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Henderson–Hasselbalch equation (redirect from Buffer equation)
derived an equation to calculate the hydrogen ion concentration of a bicarbonate buffer solution, which rearranged looks like this: [H+] [HCO3–] = K [CO2]...
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status (above or below pH 7.4). It is slower than the initial bicarbonate buffer system in the blood, but faster than renal compensation. Respiratory...
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ammonia, while proteins and phosphate act as intracellular buffers. The bicarbonate buffering system is especially key, as carbon dioxide (CO2) can be shifted...
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Diabetic ketoacidosis (section Sodium bicarbonate)
(metabolic acidosis). The body initially buffers the change with the bicarbonate buffering system, but this system is quickly overwhelmed and other mechanisms...
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carbon dioxide, the latter of which acidifies the blood via the bicarbonate buffer system. The resulting acidity causes the hemoglobin of the blood to lose...
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anaerobic exercise is among others due to factors including the bicarbonate buffer system. The body tries to compensate for the accumulation of lactate...
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calcium level. Sodium bicarbonate is in the alkalinizing family of medications. It works by increasing blood bicarbonate, which buffers excess hydrogen ion...
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base of acetic acid is acetate. Carbonic acid, which occurs in bicarbonate buffer systems in nature, is not generally classed as one of the carboxylic acids...
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deal of phosphate, amino acids and vitamins. RPMI 1640 uses a bicarbonate buffering system and requires a 5–10% CO2 atmosphere to maintain physiological...
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Anion gap (redirect from Buffer base)
with disease or intoxication, cause loss of HCO− 3 due to bicarbonate's activity as a buffer (without a concurrent increase in Cl−). Thus, finding a high...
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sanitation systems. Livestock urine and feces also require proper management if the livestock population density is high. Most animals have excretory systems for...
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Hanks' salts (category Buffer solutions)
of salts rich in bicarbonate ions, formulated in 1940 by the microbiologist John H. Hanks. Typically, they are used as a buffer system in cell culture...
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individual buffer system regardless of other buffers present. That is, in vivo, knowing the concentration of pCO2 (weak acid) and bicarbonate (conjugate base)...
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physiology: Note that in this equation, the HB/B- buffer system represents all non-bicarbonate buffers present in the blood, such as hemoglobin in its various...
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human blood acts as a buffer to maintain pH. The most important buffer in our bloodstream is the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer, which prevents drastic...
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feedback systems to increase production when needed, such as after a meal. Other cells in the stomach produce bicarbonate, a base, to buffer the fluid...
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lead to unwanted side reactions and degradation. A simple sodium bicarbonate buffer system is commonly employed to alleviate this issue, which is especially...
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waters contain added or dissolved minerals such as potassium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, or potassium sulfate. These occur naturally...
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of a carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid. The base and acid are prevented from reacting prematurely by the inclusion of a buffer such as cornstarch...
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medication. It works by decreasing the formation of hydrogen ions and bicarbonate from carbon dioxide and water. Acetazolamide came into medical use in...
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