title: The relative importance of the sodium ion in homeostatic mechanisms in ruminant animals.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001069:Appetite Regulation; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006706:Homeostasis; D008409:Mastication; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012417:Rumen / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D012756:Sheep; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium