Molecular Mechanisms of Body Water Homeostasis (Colloquium Series on Integrated Systems Physiology: From Molecule to Function)

Discusses our intimate relationship with and dependence on water, how the body regulates its water levels, and various pathophysiological states associated with impairments in body water homeostasis. The human body consists of 70-80% water. Therefore, concise control of water homeostasis is essential to survival and involves coordination of several systems.