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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102249

EFFECTS AND FATE OF HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN ADMINISTERED INTRAVENOUSLY AND ORALLY TO PREMATURE INFANTS

Clement A. Smith, Kenneth G. Phillips, and Robert O. Roth

Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Department of Obstetrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Department of Maternal and Child Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.

Research Laboratories of the Boston Lying-in Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Infants' Hospital of The Children's Medical Center, Boston, Mass.

1

Supported in part by a grant from the Nutrition Foundation and by funds provided by an anonymous donor for research in the Department of Obstetrics, Harvard Medical School.

2

The serum albumin used in these studies was prepared by the American Red Cross from blood which it had collected from voluntary donors. The conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the National Blood Program of the American Red Cross.

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Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Department of Obstetrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Department of Maternal and Child Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.

Research Laboratories of the Boston Lying-in Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Infants' Hospital of The Children's Medical Center, Boston, Mass.

1

Supported in part by a grant from the Nutrition Foundation and by funds provided by an anonymous donor for research in the Department of Obstetrics, Harvard Medical School.

2

The serum albumin used in these studies was prepared by the American Red Cross from blood which it had collected from voluntary donors. The conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the National Blood Program of the American Red Cross.

Find articles by Phillips, K. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Department of Obstetrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Department of Maternal and Child Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.

Research Laboratories of the Boston Lying-in Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Infants' Hospital of The Children's Medical Center, Boston, Mass.

1

Supported in part by a grant from the Nutrition Foundation and by funds provided by an anonymous donor for research in the Department of Obstetrics, Harvard Medical School.

2

The serum albumin used in these studies was prepared by the American Red Cross from blood which it had collected from voluntary donors. The conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the National Blood Program of the American Red Cross.

Find articles by Roth, R. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Published February 1, 1950 - More info

Published in Volume 29, Issue 2 on February 1, 1950
J Clin Invest. 1950;29(2):218–226. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102249.
© 1950 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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