Chemicals and Drugs

Buffers

A chemical system that functions to control the levels of specific ions in solution. When the level of hydrogen ion in solution is controlled the system is called a pH buffer.

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A chemical system that functions to control the levels of specific ions in solution. When the level of hydrogen ion in solution is controlled the system is called a pH buffer.

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almost never IM

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67(64)

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  1. D27.720.470.280w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Buffers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002021. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002021
  2. Buffers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_solution
  3. Buffers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208465