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Water-Electrolyte Balance

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Definition: The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, etc., maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.     
See Also Fluid Therapy; Osmolar Concentration; Rehydration Solutions; Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
Examples Kallikrein-Kinin System; Water Loss, Insensible 		Other names Osmoregulation; Fluid Balance; Water Electrolyte Balance; Balance, Water-Electrolyte; Balance, Fluid; Balance, Electrolyte; Electrolyte Balance
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
CYP15a protein, Pisum sativum  EC 3.4.22.-   *Cysteine Endopeptidases *Plant Proteins Cell Wall Water-Electrolyte Balance. Plant Mol Biol 1995 Sep;28(6):1055-65

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