Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
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Chapter 28, Problem 28.44P
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(Chemical Connections 28A) Why is lactic acid accumulation particularly dangerous in cardiac arrest?
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When there is blockage of artery it cuts off oxygen supply to the heart muscle, the heart muscle pumps blood in the absence of oxygen, this causes cramp of the heart muscle. When the heart muscle stops beating it is called cardiac arrest.
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