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Abstract
Inorganic salts that contain the -HCO3 radical. They are an important factor in determining the pH of the blood and the concentration of bicarbonate ions is regulated by the kidney. Levels in the blood are an index of the alkali reserve or buffering capacity.
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- Bicarbonate
- Hydrogen Carbonates
- Carbonates, Hydrogen
- Bicarbonate Ion
- Bicarbonate Ions
- Carbonic Acid Ions
- Hydrogen Carbonate
- Carbonate, Hydrogen
- Ion, Bicarbonate
- Ions, Bicarbonate
- Ions, Carbonic Acid
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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BICARBONATE ION was (NM) 1981-93
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- National Library of Medicine. Bicarbonates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001639. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001639
- Bicarbonates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56810858