Multiple Choice
A decrease in blood pH:
A) accelerates the renal tubule excretion of ammonia.
B) causes a decrease in the renal tubule excretion of ammonia.
C) produces an increase in the pH of the urine through the chloride shift.
D) has no effect on the renal tubule excretion of ammonia (because of respiratory compensations) .
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