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Comparison of ion concentrations inside typical osmoregulator and osmoconformer cells
| [Intracellular] |
||
|---|---|---|
| Osmoregulator (human) | Osmoconformer (squid) | |
| mm | ||
| Cations | ||
| K+ | 140 | 310–360 |
| Na+ | 5–15 | 40–80 |
| Org. base | 60–100 | |
| Anions | ||
| Org. anions | 140 | 350–390 |
| Cl− | 5–15 | 110–170 |
| Total salt | 145–155 | 410–560 |
