Observations on the sodium and potassium content of mucus from the large intestine.
- 1 October 1965
- Vol. 6 (5) , 439-443
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.6.5.439
Abstract
Mucus from the large intestine may contain as much as 200 mEq/1 of K, and diseases associated with loss of mucus (villous tumors, obstruction, colitis and steatorrhea) may cause acute electrolyte depletion requiring K therapy. Other constituents were studied: neutral and dicarboxylic amino acids are present in quantity, but only traces of basic amino acids are found; sugars and amino-sugars from polysaccharide fractions are described; and 5% sialic acid was found in dried, dialysed mucus.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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