Year: 1936
Type: article
Abstract: A RISE in blood potassium following adrenalectomy was first reported by Baumann & Kurland [1926], who found an average value of 28 mg./100 ml. in a series of 11 cats.Hastings & Compere [1931] found that serum potassium rose in dogs from an initial average concentration of 3 mM to one of up to 20 mM; these authors suggested that very similar values are encountered in potassium poisoning.Their paper does not, however, give any experimental details, such as the method for the determination of potassium or at which stage of adrenal insufficiency the samples were taken; moreover, the concentrations for normal dogs are distinctly lower than those reported by other authors.Kerr [1926], finds 4x7-5x6 mM, and the insufficiency values are higher than those reported by different workers.Zwemer & Sullivan [1934] reported an average value of
Source: Biochemical Journal
DOI: 10.1042/bj0301345
Authors: Richard Truszkowski, Raymund Lull Zwemer
Institution: Columbia University
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2265041269