Assertion: potassium | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: in nerve impulse transmission
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in muscle contraction
type: TEMPORAL
value: in controlling blood pressure
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in human physiology
type: LOCATION
value: according to the american heart association
type: OTHER
value: in nerve functions
type: OTHER
value: in the growth of plants
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in maintaining a normal heart rhythm
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Potassium plays an important role in regulating the contractions of all muscles, including the heart muscle.
text: It also plays important roles in muscle contraction, nerve impulse transmission, and in maintaining the balance of fluids in the body.
text: Because potassium plays such an important role in maintaining a normal heart rhythm, hyperkalemia can cause dangerous, irregular heart rhythms.
text: Potassium plays an important role in the regulation of heart rhythm and kidney function.
text: Potassium plays an important role in the growth of plants.
text: Potassium is an dietary requirement for nearly any organism but a number of bacteria, because it plays an important role in nerve functions.
text: Potassium plays an important role in human physiology.
text: Potassium plays an important role in controlling blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association.
text: It also plays important roles in muscle contraction, nerve impulse transmission, and in maintaining the balance of fluids in the body.