Extracellular fluid

Extracellular fluid (ECT) is the fluid in the body stored outside the cells. It makes up about 20% of the total body weight. The main cation of ECT is Na⁺, the main anion is Cl^-.

ECT is further divided into: interstitial fluid, plasma and transcellular fluid.

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Source

• ŠVÍGLEROVÁ, Jitka. Extracelulární tekutina [online]. The last revision 2009-02-18, [cit. 2010-11-13]. <https://web.archive.org/web/20160306065550/http://wiki.lfp-studium.cz/index.php/Extracelulární_tekutina>.