Concentration of the main free cations and anions in living cells and their environment
| Range | Table - link |
|---|---|
| Organism | Generic |
| Reference | J.J.R. Fraústo da Silva and R.J.P. Williams, The Biological Chemistry of the Elements: The Inorganic Chemistry of Life, Oxford University Press, USA 2nd edition (November 1, 2001) Chapter 8 Sodium, potassium, and chlorine: osmotic control, electrolytic equilibria, and currents, p. 231 Table 8.1 |
| Comments | "There are large amounts of sodium, potassium, and chloride ions in sea waters but not very much in fresh waters, yet life abounds in both media and to a very good approximation it holds the internal free ion concentrations of these elements constant, not only in cells but also in the circulating fluids of higher organisms." [text from p. 231] |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 105409 |