The Benefits of Getting More Potassium into Lactating Cows
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چکیده
Potassium (K) is the principal intracellular cation of most body tissues. Potassium ions participate in many essential biological processes such as the maintenance of osmotic potential within cells, nerve impulse transmission, enzyme reactions in cellular metabolism, the maintenance of normal kidney function, and cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle function. Because milk is an intracellular fluid, milk contains a large amount of K.
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