EBK HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
EBK HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9780133983401
Author: Silverthorn
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 20, Problem 16RQ

When ventilation increases, what happens to arterial P CO 2 ? To plasma pH? To plasma H+ concentration?

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