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Blood volume measurement in baboons: simultaneous estimation of red cell volume and plasma volume |
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| Authors: | M G Garner A F Phippard J S Horvath G G Duggin D J Tiller |
| Abstract: | A method is described for frequent sequential blood volume estimation in baboons using 32P for red cell volume measurements and 125I-albumin for simultaneous plasma volume measurements. Values for red cell, plasma, and total blood volumes are reported. Close correlations of the volumes to bodyweight were demonstrated. Circulatory half-lives of the isotopes, determined from disappearance curves, confirmed their suitability for serial measurements in these baboons. |
| Keywords: | Baboon Red cell volume Plasma volume Blood volume |