The kaliuretic function of the kidneys was studied in 12 healthy test subjects during the 49-day head-down tilting (--4 degrees). The results suggest that the selection of optimal exercises and dietary potassium intake may prevent changes in the potassium metabolism and the renal kaliuretic function both during bed rest and weightlessness as well as facilitate a rapid recovery of potassium homeostasis on return to Earth.
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