The most impoant buffer in interstitial fluid:
Correct Answer: Bicarbonate
Description: The chemical buffer systems in the body - bicarbonate system, phosphate system, and the proteins. Bicarbonate buffer is quantitatively the most impoant buffer in ECF compament; it buffers non-carbonic acid. Hence, option B is correct. Intracellular proteins account for >70% of I/C buffering . Phosphate helps in intracellular buffering .
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