The chloride shift occurs in red blood cells to ___________.
A. provide chlorine to the enzyme carbonic anhydrase
B. counterbalance the exodus of bicarbonate ions from red blood cells
C. counterbalance the exodus of H+ from red blood cells
D. convert chloride ions to bicarbonate ions
Answer: B
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