CONTENTS 



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Chairman's opening remarks 



R. A. McCance 1 



The development of physiological regulation of water 

 content 



hy E. F. Adolph ....... 3 



Discussion: Adolph, Black, Heller, Shock, Swyer, Talbot 11 



Cellular aspects of the electrolytes and water in body 

 fluids 



by H. Davson ........ 15 



Discussion: Adolph, Davson, Fejfar, Hingerty, Talbot, 



Wallace ......... 32 



Hypematraemia and hyponatraemia with special reference 

 to cerebral disturbances 



by P. FouRMAN and Patricia M. Leeson ... 36 



Discussion: Adolph, Black, Borst, Davson, Desaulles, 



FouRMAN, Wallace, Young ..... 58 



Glandular secretion of electrolytes 



by J. H. Thaysen 62 



Discussion: Adolph, Black, Davson, Desaulles, Karvonen, 



Talbot, Thaysen, Wallace . . . . . . 73 



Hormonal aspects of water and electrolyte metabolism 

 in relation to age and sex 



by G. I. M. Sw\t:r 78 



Discussion: Adolph, Bull, Davson, Desaulles, Fourman, 

 Heller, McCance, Milne, Scribner, Swyer, Talbot, 

 Thaysen, Wallace, Widdowson, Young ... 93 



General Discussion: Borst, Davson, Hingerty, McCance, 



RiCHET, Scribner, Talbot, Thaysen .... 99 



Body water compartments throughout the lifespan 



by H. V. Parker, K. H. Olesen, J. McMurrey and B. 



Friis-Hansen ....... 102 



Discussion : Black, Borst, Bull, Davson, Fejfar, Fourman, 

 Heller, Hingerty, KSecek, McCance, Olesen, Scrib- 

 ner, Shock, Swyer, Widdowson . . . . .113 



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