Investigation of Plasma Carbonic Acid pK' of the Chicken

• Published in: Poultry Science
• Main Authors: Helbacka, N. V. L., Casterline, J. L., Smith, C. J., Shaffner, C. S.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 1964
• Subjects: Articles; Hastings; Carbonic acid
• Online Access: http://ps.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/43/1/138; https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0430138

AN accurate calculation of carbon dioxide tension in blood plasma by means of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation requires the use of an exact pK′ for carbonic acid. According to Severinghaus (1956a), total errors up to 15% in computing PCO 2 of blood samples are not uncommon. To the present time nea...