acid-base regulation

ac·id-base reg·u·la·tion

(as'id-bās reg-yū-lā'shŭn) The pH of body fluids ranges from a low of 1.0 to a high of 7.45. Regulation is by chemical buffers (bicarbonate, phosphate, protein) and pulmonary excretion or retention of CO2. The pH of body fluids ranges from a low of 1.0 to a high of 7.45. Regulation is by chemical buffers (bicarbonate, phosphate, protein) and pulmonary excretion or retention of CO2.