title: Stores, sumps, and sinks.
abstract: Little attention has been paid to the role of the accumulation of substances in various parts of the body. The assumption that these accumulations usually represent purposeful storage is questioned, and the division of accumulations into stores, sumps, and sinks is proposed. A tentative list of substances in question is given, and a scheme is suggested for appraising any one of them. The status of a number of substances commonly considered to be stored is examined in some detail.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D011506:Proteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D014801:Vitamin A; D006003:Glycogen; D007501:Iron; D002118:Calcium