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If, during protein starvation, the osmotic pressure on the venous side of capillary beds drops below the hydrostatic pressure, then
A)  hemoglobin will not release oxygen.
B)  fluids will tend to accumulate in tissues.
C)  the pH of the interstitial fluids will increase.
D)  most carbon dioxide will be bound to hemoglobin and carried away from tissues.
E)  plasma proteins will escape through the endothelium of the capillaries.



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