BACKGROUND The influence of common disturbances seen in preeclampsia, such as changes in strong ions and weak acids (particularly albumin) on acid-base status, has not been fully elucidated. The aims of this study were to provide a comprehensive acid-base analysis in severe preeclampsia and to identify potential new biological predictors of disease severity. METHODS Fifty women with severe pr...

The uptakes of molecular iodine and bromine by both strong acid cation (Dowex 50W-X4 and X8) and strong base anion (Dowex 1-X4 and X8) exchange resins have been studied in aqueous solutions at 25 degrees C. An empirical formula for the amount of solute taken up by the resin in mmol per gram of dry resin, Q, as a function of the solute concentration in M (mol dm(-3)), C, was derived. Direct prop...

The combination of proteins with acids has been studied by Loeb I and others largely by means of hydrogen electrode measurements. The present work constitutes an attempt to apply the method of conductivity titration to the determination of the combining capacity of a protein for acids. The first work which indicated that the measurement of electrical conductivity could be used in volumetric ana...