CARBON dioxide retention resulting in an elevation of carbon dioxide tension of body fluids occurs commonly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid ...

Isoproterenol (β adrenoceptor agonist), propranolol (β adrenoceptor antagonist), or saline (sham) was administered to seawater-adapted rainbow trout immediately after exhaustive exercise in order to ...

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and American eels (Anguilla rostrata) were infused intra-arterially with NaHCO₃ (∼800 μmol/kg/h) to assess their acid-base regulatory mechanisms during metabolic ...

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing rapidly, and type 2 diabetes now accounts for 20 to 50% of cases of new-onset diabetes in young people. 1 Electrolyte disturbances are common in patients with ...

Alkaline diets are eating patterns that prioritize alkaline, or low-acid, foods to reduce acid production in the body to ...