In this article we will discuss about the Water Metabolism:- 1. Distribution of Water in the Body 2. Factors Influencing the Distribution of Body Water 3. Intake and Loss 4. Physiological Functions 5. Regulation of Passage. Contents: Distribution of Water in the Body Factors Influencing the Distribution of Body Water Intake and Loss of Body Water Physiological Functions of Water [...]
The following points highlight the fourteen major diseases caused due to errors in protein metabolism. The diseases are: 1. Albinism 2. Tyrosinosis 3. Tyrosinernia 4. Phenylketonuria 5. Alkaptonuria 6. Maple Syrup Urine Disease 7. Hartnup's Disease 8. Glycinuria 9. Primary Hyperoxaluria 10. Cystinuria 11. Cystinosis 12. Homocystinuria 13. Histidinemia 14. Hypervalinemia. Errors in Protein Metabolism: Disease # 1. Albinism: a. [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Distribution of Fluids in the Human Body:- 1. Fluid Concentration in Human Body 2. Extracellular Fluid 3. Intracellular Fluid 4. Exchanges between Fluid Compartments. Fluid Concentration in Human Body: 1. Water makes up 50 to 70 per cent of the weight of the adult human body and varies inversely as the fat [...]