title: [Determination of the K+/Na+ ratio in experimental drowning in sea water].
abstract: Potassium and sodium content in lung, heart and liver of sea water-drowned mice was measured flame-photometrically after destruction of tissue through nitric-percloric acid. It was found that the ratio of K+/Na+ content in the lung and even in the heart was significantly lower in the drowned group than in the control one; the liver did not show any significant eletrolyte change after drowning. The results are the basis of a test applicable to humans.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004332:Drowning; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008168:Lung / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009206:Myocardium / Q000032:analysis; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis*; D012623:Seawater; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Determinazione del rapporto K+/Na+ nell'annegamento sperimentale in acqua di mare.