Journal of Antioxidant Activity
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Synchronization of Transmembrane Na+ And K+ Traffic in the Epidermis is Evidence of the Criticality of Na+/K+-ATPase Function
May 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2140.jaa-26-6180
V.I. PetukhovCorresponding author
Hair spectrometry results for sodium and potassium content in healthy individuals (n = 9991) were analyzed using mathematical statistics. It was found that the vast majority (81.6%) of the overall group had a (Na)/(K) ratio > 1, with a median (Me) of 2.35. However, 18.4% had a ratio < 1 (Me = 0.68).…