Subject Index 



327 



Vasopressin, effect on electrolytes, 

 167, 170 

 effect on water diuresis, 12, 13, 169, 

 170, 195 

 Venous pressure, in congestive 



failure, 272, 274, 275 

 Vitamin A, effect on kidney function, 

 247 



Water, cellular aspects of in body, 

 15-35 

 content, control of, 10-11 

 deficiency of, causing hypernatrae- 

 mia, 38-44 

 effects of, 140, 160, 163 

 in children, 160 

 renal effects, 43 

 symptoms, 39 

 deprivation of, effect on hypo- 



natraemia, 51-52 

 diuresis, at various ages, 6-10 

 effect of adrenaline, 9, 14 

 effects of age, 238-240 

 effect of pitressin, 7-8, 11 

 in congestive heart failure, 272- 

 273, 275 

 effect of load in rats, 167-168 

 effect of vasopressin on loss of, 169, 



170 

 excess of, effect on hyponatraemia, 

 52 

 effect on diuresis, 6, 8 

 effect on urine output, 4 

 effects due to, 46-47, 140, 144, 



145-146, 150, 151 

 in children, 159 

 exchange of in body, 3 

 excretion, during exercise, 279 

 response to adrenal steroids, 

 180-194, 196-198 

 extracellular, in adults, 106-110 

 in children, 103-106 



Water 



extracellular, variations with age, 



31, 110-112, 114, 115 

 in body, 102-115 



effect of age on, 110-112, 114, 



115, 180 

 effect of growth, 103-106 

 measurements of, 102-103 

 in body of rat, 119, 122, 123 

 in muscles, 113, 163-164 

 in parenteral fluid therapy, 146-148 

 intake of, control of, 9-10 

 intracellular, effects of age, 110- 

 112, 114, 115 

 in adults, 106-110 

 in children, 103-106 

 loss of, 39-41, 195 



during labour, 90 



effect of ACTH and cortisone, 



176, 177, 178 

 effect of cortexone, 174, 175 

 effect of cortisone, 171, 172, 



176, 178 

 following adrenalectomy, 172 

 metabolism, hormonal aspects of, 

 78-98 

 in congestive heart failure, 271- 



300 

 in infants, 96-98, 154-164 

 in malnutrition, 156-157 

 in pregnancy, 88-90 

 movement of, in cell, 19, 20, 22, 25, 



27-29, 34 

 physiological regulation of, 3-14 

 ranges of intake, 142 

 regulation of, 37-38 



by kidney, 229-249 

 retention of, effects of oestrogen, 79 

 in congestive heart failure, 288 

 in pregnancy, 88-89 

 in premenstrual period, 81-83 

 tolerance to excess, 150, 151 

 Water load, effects of, 170 



