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Composition of plasma, interstitial fluid, and intracellular fluid

Range	Figure - link mEq/L H2O
Organism	Mammals
Reference	OS. Andersen, "Cellular Electrolyte Metabolism", in Encyclopedia of metalloproteins, eds. Robert H Kretsinger Vladimir N Uversky E A Permi?a?kov, Springer 2013 pp.580-587 p.583 Fig.3
Comments	"It is sometimes helpful to express the electrolyte concentrations in units of milliequivalents per liter (Eq/L or mEq/L). One converts from molar concentrations to Eq/L by multiplying the molar ion concentration by the absolute value of the ion’s valence, such that the concentration in mEq/L denotes the total charge contributed by the ion in question. The ionic compositions (in mEq/L) of the major body fluid compartments are shown in Fig. 3."
Entered by	Uri M
ID	110754