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the absoliiic amounts of sodium tliat arc trapped ititracellidarly and compare 

 these data with the al)solute amounts of potassium that are lost from the iiilra- 



69 3 ueq/ml. 



Fig. 12. Loss and gain of extra- and intracellular potassium, sodium and water by skin 

 exposed to solutions of increasing sodium and potassium ion concentrations. Relation be- 

 tween changes in electrolyte and water content of skin to active Na^ transport. Meaning 

 of Q's is ex])lained in the text (29). 



cellular compartment. For skin in saline solutions which are practically potas- 

 sium-free, one obtains the following figures: For diluted saline — loss of K+ = 

 27 /xEq, gain of Xa+ = 6 AiEq; for physiological saline — loss of K+ — 20 /zEq, 



