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> we need a store of calcium to mediate blood pH

Blood pH is regulated mainly by dissolved carbon dioxide and bicarbonate [1]. There's an order of magnitude less calcium in the blood, usually in the form of calcium phosphate, than either of those, and the amount is extremely tightly regulated within a very narrow concentration range -- far too narrow to have a notable effect on pH.

[1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482291

parent gwerbret 3 years ago

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