| Range |
500-1,000 ml/day
|
| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Snyder WS, Cook MJ, Nasset ES, Karhausen LR, Howells GP, Tipton IH. Report of the Task Group on Reference Man. Oxford, United Kingdom: Pergamon Press, 1975. International commission on radiological protection, ICRP Publication 23, link p.365 top paragraph |
| Primary Source |
[423] Proctor, D. F., Physiology of the upper airway, Chap. 8, pp. 309-345, in Respiration, Vol. I, Section 3, Handbook of Physiology, American Physiological Society, Washington, 1964 (ed. W. O. Fenn and H. Rahn). p.322 |
| Comments |
P.365 top paragraph: "The concentration of inorganic ions in nasal secretion is inversely related to the daily volume. Data on the elemental composition of nasal secretion is presented in Table 131. Flow ranges from 500 to 1000 ml/day (primary source, p. 322). The bulk of the secretion will
find its way to the gastrointestinal tract." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110335 |