ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (LL) W/CONNECT >I
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ISBN: 9781259689192
Author: McKinley
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 2, Problem 2CSL
The lab results from a diabetic patient show a lower than normal pH (a condition referred to as acidosis). Explain the change in H+ concentration in the blood, and describe how this change may affect the folding of proteins in the blood plasma (and elsewhere).
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