Fluids and electrolytes.

The Total Electrolyte Content of Animals and Its Probable Relation to the Distribution of Body Water*

Although the knowledge of the total amounts as well as the composition of both extracellular and intracellular fluids of the body is necessary for understanding the metabolism of water and electrolyte, at present accurate information is limited to the concentrations of electrolytes in extracellular fluids. Since previous work (l-3) has shown that the concentrations of electrolytes in various ex...

Regulation of Water and Electrolytes

TO INCLUDE a discussion of the regulation of total body water and electrolytes in such a symposium OIn the cardiovascular system at first glanee may require some justification. It should be quickly apparent, however, that the total body fluids and the circulatory system are so intimately interrelated that consideration of one without the other would be quite incomplete. Part of the body fluids,...

Regulation of Water and Electrolytes

TO INCLUDE a discussion of the regulation of total body water and electrolytes in such a symposium OIn the cardiovascular system at first glanee may require some justification. It should be quickly apparent, however, that the total body fluids and the circulatory system are so intimately interrelated that consideration of one without the other would be quite incomplete. Part of the body fluids,...

Fluid flow induced by nonuniform ac electric fields in electrolytes on microelectrodes. II. A linear double-layer analysis

Frequency-dependent fluid flow in electrolytes on microelectrodes subjected to ac voltages has recently been reported. The fluid flow is predominant at frequencies of the order of the relaxation frequency of the electrode-electrolyte system. The mechanism responsible for this motion has been termed ac electro-osmosis: a continuous flow driven by the interaction of the oscillating electric field...

Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balance.

Electrolytes: The Salts of the Earth

In human physiology it is best to refer to electrolytes, the main component in bodily fluids, in the context of extracellular fluid (ECF) volume and total water (H2O) content in the body. Electrolytes are also best referenced collectively rather than individually because they are part of an integrated physiological mechanism of H2O and ionic balance. Thirst, renal function, and hormonal respons...