add example. 1  en The Amur Leopard (from the name of the river flowing at the border between Russia and China, or Far Eastern leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis) is quite certainly the rarest and most endangered big cat in the world because of a wild population of only 30 to 35 individuals [ 1 ].
The result is an. increase in carbon dioxide levels (hypercapnia) in the blood. While either slow. breathing or shallow breathing may occur with hypoventilation, the rate or depth of. breathing is not diagnostic, since hypoventilation by definition only occurs if there is an. increase in carbon dioxide levels.
The production and removal of CO 2 and H + , together with the use and transport of O 2, cause chemical changes in the blood. These chemical changes, unless offset by other physiological functions, cause the pH of the blood to drop. If the pH of the body gets too low (below 7.4), a condition known as acidosis results. This can be very serious, because many of the chemical reactions that occur in the body, especially those involving proteins, are pH-dependent. Ideally, the pH of the blood should be maintained at 7.4.