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. 2022 Apr 12;12(4):343. doi: 10.3390/metabo12040343

Table 2.

The concentration of ions and osmolality in CSF from animals.

Ions and Osm. Rabbit 4,7 Dog 7 Human 7 Human 8
Na+, mEq/L 149 151 147 137 ± 1.8
K+, mEq/L 2.9 2.98 2.9 2.8 ± 0.1
Cl−, mEq/L 130 132.5 113 122 ± 1.9
pH 7.27 7.42 7.31 7.43 ± 0.02
Osm. (mOsm/L) 305.2 305.2 289 n/a

4: data reported in the review by Damkier and Praetorius [4]. 7: data reported in the review by Davson et al. [7]. 8: data expressed as mean ± standard deviation of non-diabetic control subjects (Age: 44.7 ± 14.0 year) reported in the original paper by Liao et al. 2021 [8]. n/a: not available, Osm.: Osmolality.