Loxodonta

Briefly describe/present the two mechanisms inside red blood cells that prevent the intracellular space from becoming too acidic.

Scenario:Imagine you are a researcher that has recently completed an experiment intended to determine the oxygen saturation of haemoglobin in Loxodonta africana africana (African savanna elephant) blood at varying partial pressures of oxygen. You are aware of previous research performed on blood from Tamias striatus (Eastern chipmunk), which showed that an increase in PO2 leads […]

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