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Page 44
... sodium ion ( Na * ) in the filtrate . Only minor changes in pH occur in the proximal tubules , rather more in the distal tubules , where the fluid becomes slightly acid , but a major change toward acidity occurs in the distal collecting ...
... sodium ion ( Na * ) in the filtrate . Only minor changes in pH occur in the proximal tubules , rather more in the distal tubules , where the fluid becomes slightly acid , but a major change toward acidity occurs in the distal collecting ...
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... Sodium depletion . In health the equality between the amount of sodium excreted and the amount ingested de- pends largely on normal kidney function . In temperate climates negligible amounts of sodium are lost in the stools and from the ...
... Sodium depletion . In health the equality between the amount of sodium excreted and the amount ingested de- pends largely on normal kidney function . In temperate climates negligible amounts of sodium are lost in the stools and from the ...
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... sodium , more potassium will be lost in the exchange process . Conditions that interfere with the activity of the cells in the maintenance of their concentration of potassium and in excluding or eliminating sodium ( the process called ...
... sodium , more potassium will be lost in the exchange process . Conditions that interfere with the activity of the cells in the maintenance of their concentration of potassium and in excluding or eliminating sodium ( the process called ...
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would become the principal reserve asset while gold | 36 |
Excretion the elimination of the waste products of | 50 |
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