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. 2021 Feb 5;18:11. doi: 10.1186/s12970-021-00410-y

Table 3.

Buffer capacity of blood components

Buffers Slykes* %
HCO3 18.0 64
Hemoglobin 8.0 29
Protein 1.7 6
Pi 0.3 1
Total 28.0 100

Note: * refers to the pH value per liter of blood ranging from 7.4 to 7.0, which can neutralize the milliequivalent of H+