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An Integrated View of Potassium Homeostasis

Year: 2015

Type: review

Abstract: The plasma potassium level is normally maintained within narrow limits by multiple mechanisms. This article reviews the mechanisms that regulate potassium homeostasis and describes the important role that the circadian clock exerts on these processes.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra1313341

Authors: Michelle L. Gumz, Lawrence Rabinowitz, Charles S. Wingo

Institutions: University of California, Davis, University of Florida, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

Language: English

Topic: Potassium and Related Disorders

Subfield: Nephrology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences