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Biology
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ISBN: 9781259188121
Author: Peter Stiling, Robert Brooker, Linda Graham, Eric Widmaier
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To explain:  The effect of changes in the intracellular fluid volume on the intracellular solute concentration.

Introduction: Water is the main component in the bodies of animals. Many solutes ions like Na+ and K+ are dissolved in the water content of an animal’s body. Water and ions maintain the homeostasis of the organism.

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