Posted by raybakes on November 8, 2004, at 13:55:57
In reply to Re: dopamine oxidation » raybakes, posted by Larry Hoover on November 8, 2004, at 11:09:03
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> Only in extreme circumstances. That's what buffers do....maintain supplies of H+ without changing pH dramatically.
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Thanks Lar, but I do think chronic fatigue and nervous system disorders are extreme circumstances - In nervous system disorders, mitochondrial failure surely means an accumulation of protons in the cell, lowering pH. How can a buffer system keep up when the only energy production in the cell is anaerobic?Ray
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