All of the following conditions will cause an increase in the circulating levels of carbon dioxide in the blood, EXCEPT:

A) lactic acidosis.
B) increased metabolism.
C) anaerobic metabolism.
D) acute hyperventilation.


Ans: D) acute hyperventilation.

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