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Calcium in Extracellular Fluid: Homeostasis

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Calcium in Human Biology

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Abstract

The total amount of extracellular calcium in the body is less than 1% of the total body calcium and equals the sum of the calcium in the plasma and in the interstitial fluid (Table 10.1). The normal mean plasma calcium concentration is 10 mg/100 ml and as the plasma accounts for approximately 5% of body weight, the total amount of calcium in the plasma of a 70-kg man is about 350 mg. The normal mean concentration of (ultrafiltrable) calcium in the interstitial fluid is about 5.6 mg/100 ml. Interstitial fluid accounts for approximately 18% of body weight. The total amount of calcium in the interstitial fluid of a 70-kg man is therefore about 700 mg.

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Schaafsma, G. (1988). Calcium in Extracellular Fluid: Homeostasis. In: Nordin, B.E.C. (eds) Calcium in Human Biology. ILSI Human Nutrition Reviews. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1437-6_10

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