Ionic activities of sodium, potassium, and chloride in serums of 26 hospitalized patients were determined with ion-specific electrodes. Comparison of the activities with the corresponding concentrations shows that the two most important parameters influencing the molar activity coefficients of these ions are the water content of serum and the binding between albumin and chloride. Quantitative e...

The effects of varying concentrations of sodium chloride and formaldehyde on the activity of “usual” and “atypical” serum cholinesterases using o-nitrophenyl butyrate as substrate have been examined. The atypical enzyme has been shown to be more sensitive to either inhibitor than the usual enzyme. These results indicate two new methods for differentiating the two variants using a noncholine est...

BACKGROUND Chloride is important for maintaining acid-base balance, muscular activity, osmosis and immunomodulation. In patients with major trauma, chloride levels increase after fluid therapy; this is associated with poor clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether hyperchloremia was associated with increased mortality in patients who had sustained major trauma. MET...

Adult goats (no. = 18) were supplemented with chromium (Cr, 0.5 mg/kg concentrate) for 120 days as Cr chloride and Cr yeast complex and their responses in terms of glucose tolerance and serum profiles of metabolites and hormones were measured. The goats were fed 200 g/day of the concentrate and reared under a semi-intensive regimen. Cr supplementation significantly reduced serum glucose ( P = 0...

Since, choline chloride caking causes serious operating difficulties and customer complaints, two experiments were conducted to optimize in vitro production of a novel encapsulated choline chloride (ECC) with minimum hygroscopic property and optimize delivery in gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The in vivo verification test of ECC was used to compare it with the commercial choline chloride (CC) in...

A relationship between the action of mercurial diuretics and acid-base metabolism has been established for many years. Diuresis may be augmented by the administration of acidifying salts such as ammonium chloride (1), and may be decreased or even totally inhibited by alkalinizing agents (2, 3). Although a variety of clinical and experimental studies suggest that the mercurials act by decreasing...

I would like to tell you about two studies in which we have recently been involved, at the University of Michigan. The first concerns the effects of diazoxide on uric acid excretion. Diazoxide is chemically similar to chlorothiazide (Fig. l O l ) , differing by the absence of a free sulfamyl group. However, its pharmacologic effects are quite different. Studies following the oral administration...

The recent increase in soymilk and tofu (coagulated soymilk) consumption, especially in Western countries, is due to the recognition of the health benefits of soy foods; consumption of soybean would prevent heart diseases. Since the amount and the type of coagulated biomolecules (such as isoflavones) will vary with the type of coagulant, this will inevitably alter their biological activity. Thi...