The regulation of water and electrolyte metabolism has been the subject of much investigation. Many factors have been implicated, one being that volume plays a role in the regulation of sodium in the body. It has been suggested that there may be receptors somewhere in the body, which are sensitive to changes in the volume of fluid or in the concentration of electrolytes. It has not been clearly established yet whether they are sensitive to blood volume, plasma colloid osmotic pressure, interstitial fluid volume, or some other factor. The importance of the adrenal cortex in influencing sodium metabolism is well established.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.112100 |
Date | January 1959 |
Creators | Uete, Tetsuo. |
Contributors | Venning, E. (Supervisor) |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Health Sciences.) |
Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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