BATE OF PENETRATION OF IONS THKOUGH THE CAPILLARY WALL 



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Tablk. 1. — U.vrE OF Di.sAPPK.\RANCK OF ^sci From thk Circu- 

 LATiox OF Rahbits Wkiohing 2.5 AXD 2.4 KOM, Rkspkctivkly 



licsides the interspaces the cellular space opens an outlet to the '^^K 

 leaving the circulation, the amount returning from the tissue fluids 

 into the hlood ^vill be reduced and, thus, the resultant ^-Iv concentration 

 of the plasma will be lowered. Though the potassium content of the 

 cells is only partly replaced by ^^K during the experiment in view of 



Table 2. — Rate of the Disappeakaxce of ^^Br from the 



CmCTTLATION OF A RaBBIT WEIGHING 2.7 KGM 



TiirK; in ni 



I'crcent ot '"Hr injectefl present 

 in 1 "^m plasma 



Diluting fluid volume 



in ce. 

 (apparent extra- 

 cellular volume) 



in percent of 

 bodv weight 



