The presence of potassium as a source of inaccuracy in the chemical estimation of sodium in urine
- 1 September 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 55 (2) , 211-213
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0550211
Abstract
A modification of the zinc uranyl acetate method of Dreguss (1939) for the estimation of Na in urine is subject to interference from K. This interference, which is due to co-precipitation of K, is dependent on low Na/K ratios, and not on the absolute concn. of K.Keywords
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