Potassium – the essence of life

• Autores: Rían Manville
• Localización: School Science Review, ISSN 0036-6811, Vol. 101, Nº. 375, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: The Periodic Table part 2 / coord. por Geoff Auty, Michael Hal Sosabowski), págs. 57-59
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Potassium is the main intracellular ion in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and is essential for their functions, making potassium one of the most important electrolytes in physiology.

    In humans, potassium plays a vital role in several physiological functions, including the maintenance of fluid balance, generating the membrane potential of cells, the central nervous system, vascular tone and regulating heart and muscle contractions. Thus, potassium is essential to life.