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  2. Bicarbonate buffer system - Wikipedia

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    k H CO 2 is a constant including the solubility of carbon dioxide in blood. k H CO 2 is approximately 0.03 (mmol/L)/mmHg; p CO 2 is the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood; Combining these equations results in the following equation relating the pH of blood to the concentration of bicarbonate and the partial pressure of carbon ...

  3. Respiratory quotient - Wikipedia

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    RQ = CO 2 eliminated / O 2 consumed. where the term "eliminated" refers to carbon dioxide (CO 2) removed from the body in a steady state. In this calculation, the CO 2 and O 2 must be given in the same units, and in quantities proportional to the number of molecules.

  4. Respiration (physiology) - Wikipedia

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    During respiration the C-H bonds are broken by oxidation-reduction reaction and so carbon dioxide and water are also produced. The cellular energy-yielding process is called cellular respiration. Classifications of respiration

  5. Carbon dioxide - Wikipedia

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    The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in the atmosphere reached 427 ppm (0.0427%) on a molar basis in 2024, representing 3341 gigatonnes of CO 2. [78] This is an increase of 50% since the start of the Industrial Revolution, up from 280 ppm during the 10,000 years prior to the mid-18th century. [79] [80] [81] The increase is due to human ...

  6. Cellular respiration - Wikipedia

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    The number of protons depends on the number of c subunits in the Fo c-ring, and it is now known that this is 10 in yeast Fo [18] and 8 for vertebrates. [19] Including one H + for the transport reactions, this means that synthesis of one ATP requires 1 + 10/3 = 4.33 protons in yeast and 1 + 8/3 = 3.67 in vertebrates .

  7. Anaerobic respiration - Wikipedia

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    Anaerobic cellular respiration and fermentation generate ATP in very different ways, and the terms should not be treated as synonyms. Cellular respiration (both aerobic and anaerobic) uses highly reduced chemical compounds such as NADH and FADH 2 (for example produced during glycolysis and the citric acid cycle) to establish an electrochemical gradient (often a proton gradient) across a membrane.

  8. Respiratory compensation - Wikipedia

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    The brainstem respiratory centers decrease alveolar ventilation (hypoventilation) to create a rise in arterial carbon dioxide (CO 2) tension, resulting in a decrease of plasma pH. [1] However, as there is limitation for decreasing respiration, respiratory compensation is less efficient at compensating for metabolic alkalosis than for acidosis.

  9. Biological carbon fixation - Wikipedia

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    Graphic showing net annual amounts of CO 2 fixation by land and sea-based organisms. The primary form of fixed inorganic carbon is carbon dioxide (CO 2). It is estimated that approximately 250 billion tons of carbon dioxide are converted by photosynthesis annually. The majority of the fixation occurs in terrestrial environments, especially the ...