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Lab Anim
; 17(4): 294-7, 1983 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6379284
ABSTRACT
The plasma and erythrocyte volumes of 18 rabbit fetuses delivered by caesarean section on day 30 of gestation were measured by a double labelling radioisotope technique after separation from the placenta. These late gestation fetuses were viable. A negative correlation was found between the bodyweight of the neonate and its blood volume expressed as a percentage of bodyweight. The equation of the linear regression line was Y = 92.3 - 3.9X. The haematocrit was 0.494 +/- 0.029 l/l.