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How the body works: The chemistry of our internal environment

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Provides an introduction to the acid-base chemistry that takes place in the body.

Posted on October 7, 2014

This video provides an introduction to the acid-base chemistry that takes place in the body. The content was adapted from the first half of Chapter 5 in the book “The Ins and Outs of Breathing: How We Learnt about the Body’s Most Vital Function” by Dr. Norman Jones.

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