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. 2008 Autumn;17(3):149–153. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1278300

Table 1.

Composition of the histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution

Component Amount, mmol/kg
NaCl 15.0
KCl 9.0
MgCl2•H2O 4.0
Tryptophan 2.0
α-ketoglutarate 1.0
Mannitol 30.0
L-histidine 180.0
L-histidine HCl•H2O 18.0
CaCl2 0.015
Osmolality 295–325

Solution administered in 1 kg H2O; pH adjusted to between 7.0 and 7.2