<span>The primary desired therapeutic effect of mannitol is the reduction of intracranial pressure. This pressure, most likely caused by swelling on the brain, is generally caused by head traumas and can be life threatening. The administration of mannitol reduces this swelling thus decreasing the cranial pressure.</span>
An animal cell that is placed in a hypotonic solution will rapidly gain water, because osmosis would cause the water to move to an area with more solutes. In this case, that is the inside of the cell. A cell in a hypotonic solution may gain enough water to lyse, or rupture, the cell membrane, which destroys the cell.
9. Normal tides would remain the same but neap and spring tide cycle would be cut in half. Meaning if there was a neap tide after every 14 days it would come 2 times faster (after every 7 days)
Provision of energy. Fats are a source of energy in the human diet, together with carbohydrates and proteins, the other two main macronutrients.
