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Regulation of the Sodium–Potassium Ratio in Insects

Nature volume 160, pages 679–680 (1947)Cite this article

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The variability of the sodium-potassium ratio in the cœlomic fluid of different species of insects and its association with the normal diet has been pointed out in previous papers1,2: the vegetarians having a high potassium concentration., the carnivorous insects a high sodium concentration in their cœlomic fluid.

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BONÉ, G. Regulation of the Sodium–Potassium Ratio in Insects. Nature 160, 679–680 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160679b0

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