The use of urinary deuterium oxide concentrations in a simple method for measuring total body water.
1955
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D001826
Body Fluids
Liquid components of living organisms.
Body Fluid,Fluid, Body,Fluids, Body
D001834
Body Water
Fluids composed mainly of water found within the body.
Water, Body
D003903
Deuterium
The stable isotope of hydrogen. It has one neutron and one proton in the nucleus.
Deuterons,Hydrogen-2,Hydrogen 2
D014556
Urine
Liquid by-product of excretion produced in the kidneys, temporarily stored in the bladder until discharge through the URETHRA.
D014867
Water
A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Hydrogen Oxide
D017666
Deuterium Oxide
The isotopic compound of hydrogen of mass 2 (deuterium) with oxygen. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) It is used to study mechanisms and rates of chemical or nuclear reactions, as well as biological processes.
Heavy Water,Oxide, Deuterium,Water, Heavy
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