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MeSH Heading: Water-Electrolyte Balance
Tree Number(s): G02.111.635.500; G03.615.500; G07.410.810.500
Unique ID: D014882
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014882
Scope Note: The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.
Entry Term(s): Electrolyte Balance; Fluid Balance
NLM Classification #: QU 105
See Also: Fluid Therapy; Osmolar Concentration; Osmotic Pressure; Rehydration Solutions; Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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