Buffering systems

Buffers:

Buffering systems of the human body are essential for maintaining homeostasis. Maintaining a constant pH of extracellular and intracellular fluids is also an essential part of homeostasis. The pH of extracellular fluids is physiologically in the range of 7.4 ± 0.04.

Types of buffer systems

1. Bicarbonate system.
2. Phosphate system.
3. Hemoglobin system.
4. Protein system.

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Related articles

• Buffers
• Acid-base balance
• pH of the environment
• Mechanisms of maintaining acid-base balance

References

1. KITTNAR, Otomar, et al. Lékařská fyziologie. 1. vydání. Praha : Grada, 2011. 790 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3068-4.

Used literature

• KITTNAR, Otomar, et al. Lékařská fyziologie. 1. vydání. Praha : Grada, 2011. 790 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3068-4.