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potassium
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
Synonyms Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)Interestingly enough , the effect of the digitalis_glycosides is inhibited by a high concentration of potassium in the incubation medium and is enhanced by the absence of potassium ( Wolff , 1960 ) . Interestingly enough , the effect of the digitalis_glycosides is inhibited by a high concentration of potassium in the incubation medium and is enhanced by the absence of potassium ( Wolff , 1960 ) . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)Serum potassium at this time was 3.8 mEq. per liter , and the hemoglobin was 13.9 gm. By Dec. 1 , 1958 , the weakness in the pelvic and quadriceps muscle groups was appreciably worse , and it became difficult for the patient to rise unaided from a sitting or reclining position . Serial serum potassium levels remained normal ; the serum glutamic_oxaloacetic_transaminase was 10 units per ml. per min. . (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)( 4 ) The conjugates were passed_through a diethylaminoethyl ( DEAE - ) cellulose column equilibrated with neutral phosphate buffer ( PBS ) containing * * f potassium phosphate and * * f . Related terms metallic_element seawater langbeinite kainite sylvite carnallite |
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