Nominal carbonic anhydrase activity minimizes airway‐surface liquid pH changes during breathing
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DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13569
Abstract: The airway‐surface liquid pH (pHASL) is slightly acidic relative to the plasma and becomes more acidic in airway diseases, leading to impaired host defense. CO2 in the large airways decreases during inspiration (0.04% CO2) and… read more here.
Keywords: carbonic anhydrase; phasl; airway surface; anhydrase activity ... See more keywords