Re: Sodium homeostasis

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SS> Sweating is NOT a method
SS>of electrolytes excretion. The kidneys ARE. Look to urine
SS>for electrolyte excretion not tears or sweat.

TC> Yes, the purpose of sweating is not electrolyte excretion. But
TC> you can die if the salt lost through sweating is not replaced.
TC> Tom Clarke

If you replace neither the water or the sodium, you will die of
thirst well before dying of sodium deficiency. In reality,
humans, like other animals, drink fresh water when thristy and
eat foods which contain salt, so under normal circumstances,
except in the most marginal of environments (deserts and oceans)
it doesn't come to this.

Jim Moore (j#d#.moore@canrem.com)

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