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| component of water and organic molecules, functions in cellular respiration |
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| found in all organic molecules |
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| component of water, all foods and most organic molecules. as an ion, it influences the pH of body fluids. |
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| component of proteins and nucleic acids |
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| structural component of bones and teeth, important in muscle contraction, conduction of nerve impulses and blood clotting |
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| component of nucleic acids, structural component of bones and teeth, important in nerve functioning and muscle contraction |
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| principal positive ion within cells, important in nerve functioning and muscle contraction |
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| principal positive ion within interstitial fluid, important in fluid balance, essential for conduction of nerve impulses and muscle contraction |
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| principal negative ion within interstitial fluid, important in fluid balance |
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| component of many proteins, especially in contractile proteins in muscle |
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| present in bone, component of many enzymes |
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| component of hemoglobin and some enzymes |
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| vital to the production of thyroid hormone |
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