Sodium/Potassium Ratio in the Coelomic Fluid of Insects
1946; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 157; Issue: 3987 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1038/157413c0
ISSN1476-4687
Autores Tópico(s)Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
ResumoTHE ionic composition of the circulating fluids is very uniform throughout the animal kingdom: it shows especially a marked excess of sodium over potassium ions. The insects were the only supposed exception. According to the analyses of several authors1, their coelomic fluid was thought to contain an excess of potassium, the Na/K ratio being less than unity.
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