Buffering of lactic acid produced during anaerobic glycolysis in the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) during winter is by

a. the carbon dioxide-carbonic acid buffers.
b. the massive shell of the turtle.
c. the phosphate buffers.
d. the protein buffers.
e. all of these.


B

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