Abstract
Man has evolved from primitive forms of water life. He is no longer dependent on an aquatic external environment but the metabolism of his cells still occurs in a medium of water and dissolved salts. Each cell is a little sac of fluid suspended in a surrounding of fluid. The volume and composition of the body fluids must be kept constant despite wide fluctuations in intake and metabolism.
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Brackenridge, R.G. (1971). Body water, electrolytes and acid-base balance. In: Essential Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7939-3_11
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