Water constitutes an integral part of all living matter. It is important in transport, chemical reactions, maintenance of osmotic pressure. It affects the swelling and solubility of colloids, the viscosity of protein solutions and inhibits or activates enzyme-catalyzed reactions. The body economy has been pictured as designed to maintain the body volume of water by equalizing the input and output mechanisms. The ability of the body to conserve water under severe circumstances has been noted. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.111225 |
| Date | January 1957 |
| Creators | McLeod, Lionel E. |
| Contributors | Browne, J.S.L. (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 Investigative Medicine.) |
| 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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