Element
potassium ion
po·tas·si·um i·on
Effect:
Cellular Activity Alteration; Organized Electrical Activity Alteration
May Prevent:
Hypokalemia
May Treat:
Hypokalemia
More Information:
Definitions related to potassium ion:
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(k+) Potassium ion requiring one electron to return to its elemental state.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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Atom of potassium having a positive charge; potassium is the chief cation of muscle and most other cells (intracellular fluid).CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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