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... salt lake ) . The area has a climate marked by long and extremely cold winters , great temperature variations , and minimal rainfall - the total precipitation of the area is less than four inches a year . Outside the desert and salt ...
... salt lake ) . The area has a climate marked by long and extremely cold winters , great temperature variations , and minimal rainfall - the total precipitation of the area is less than four inches a year . Outside the desert and salt ...
Page 560
... salt . In the following examples more water is lost than salt . Excessive urination ( diuresis ) occurs when there is sugar in the urine as a result of diabetes mellitus , particularly when the blood and body fluids are abnormally low ...
... salt . In the following examples more water is lost than salt . Excessive urination ( diuresis ) occurs when there is sugar in the urine as a result of diabetes mellitus , particularly when the blood and body fluids are abnormally low ...
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... salt or water to be depleted by itself , since compensatory mechanisms result in signi- ficant alteration in the other when the concentration of one is changed . Comparison of Effects of Water and Salt Depletion * manifestation Thirst ...
... salt or water to be depleted by itself , since compensatory mechanisms result in signi- ficant alteration in the other when the concentration of one is changed . Comparison of Effects of Water and Salt Depletion * manifestation Thirst ...
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