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PART 4 Regulation and Maintenance

TABLE 27.6

Consequences of AbnormalPlasma Levels of Sodium Ions

HYPONATREMIA

other, the regulatory mechanisms that influence the concentrationof cations in the extracellular fluid also influence the concentra- + tion of anions. The mechanisms that regulate Na + , K + , and Ca 2 levels in the body are important in influencing Cl − levels. Because +