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[Osmoregulating function of the kidneys in immersion]. 1978

A I Grigor'ev

Tests for tolerance of water and isotonic NaCl solution (20 ml/kg) were used to study the osmotic and volume regulation during a 3-day immersion of the normal human kidneys and in recovery period, as well as to evaluate adequacy of hydro-ionic homeostasis of the body under these conditions. Mechanisms of shifts in renal functional state and in systems for regulation of water-salt exchange under altered cardiac inflow during and after immersion are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007101	Immersion	The placing of a body or a part thereof into a liquid.	Submersion,Immersions,Submersions
D007668	Kidney	Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.	Kidneys
D008297	Male		Males
D004231	Diuresis	An increase in the excretion of URINE. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Diureses
D004326	Drinking	The consumption of liquids.	Water Consumption,Water Intake,Drinkings
D004573	Electrolytes	Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Electrolyte
D006112	Gravitation	Acceleration produced by the mutual attraction of two masses, and of magnitude inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two centers of mass. It is also the force imparted by the earth, moon, or a planet to an object near its surface. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988)	G Force,Gravistimulation,Gravity,Force, G,G Forces,Gravities
D006706	Homeostasis	The processes whereby the internal environment of an organism tends to remain balanced and stable.	Autoregulation
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000054	Acceleration	An increase in the rate of speed.	Accelerations