Lithium and sodium in blood plasma and urine of fish and mammals of Lake Baikal

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Sov. J. Ecol. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5940953

Putintseva, V A; Fleishman, D G

The lithium concentration in body fluids was measured by the massspectrometric technique of isotope dilution in certain species of fish and seals, and also in water from Lake Baikal. The concentration of lithium in the urine of all studied animals was higher than that of sodium in plasma. Appreciable differences were found between Li/sup +/ and Na/sup +/ ions in the exchange between organism and environment in Lake Baikal fish: The Li/Na ratio in plasma was 10- and 100-fold lower than in water. Discrimination between these ions occurred both during their entry into the body (transport through bills) and during their elimination via the kidneys.

• Research Organization: Inst. of Ecological Toxicology, Baikalsk
• OSTI ID: 5940953
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Ecol. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 15:6; Other Information: Translated from Ekologiya, No. 6, pp. 52-57. November-December, 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MAMMALS
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