Poul Bjørndahl Astrup
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Poul Bjørndahl Astrup was a Danish clinical chemist famous for inventing a CO2
electrode and co-inventing the concept of base excess
.
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
electrode and co-inventing the concept of base excess
Base excess
In human physiology, base excess and base deficit refer to an excess or deficit, respectively, in the amount of base present in the blood. The value is usually reported as a concentration in units of mEq/L, with positive numbers indicating an excess of base and negative a deficit...
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