THE behaviour of the kidney in relation to the electrolytes of the extracellular fluid is usually described in terms of two mechanisms operating to maintain the homceostatic state : (a) Regulation of ...

CARBON dioxide retention resulting in an elevation of carbon dioxide tension of body fluids occurs commonly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid ...

New research findings show how higher viscosity, or resistance to flow, of the extracellular fluid that surrounds cells enables cancer cells to migrate more rapidly from a primary tumor to other sites ...

Neuroinflammation contributes to neurological diseases like stroke, infections, traumatic brain injury, AD, PD, and MS. This inflammation is driven by the immune system's response to both ...

Constancy of the milieu intérieur, defined by Claude Bernard in the late 1800s, is essential for terrestrial life. Sodium balance in humans is part and parcel of that environment and is maintained in ...