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Volume and distribution of the water in the body. Humans are composed mainly of water. The proportion of water is greatest, 75% of the body weight, in infancy. It falls to about 65% by the time growth has been completed, and in old age is only 55%.
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Deetjen, P. (1989). Water and Electrolyte Balance. In: Schmidt, R.F., Thews, G. (eds) Human Physiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73831-9_31
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