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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102489

THE EFFECTS OF AN INCREASE IN PLASMA VOLUME ON THE METABOLISM AND EXCRETION OF WATER AND ELECTROLYTES BY NORMAL SUBJECTS

L. G. Welt and J. Orloff

Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

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Work done in part during the tenure of a Post-doctorate Fellowship, U. S. Public Health Service.

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Work done in part while a Fellow of the Dazian Foundation for Medical Research, and during the tenure of a Life Insurance Medical Research Fellowship.

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Present address: National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.

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Serum albumin used in this study was prepared by the American Red Cross from blood of volunteer donors. The conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the American Red Cross.

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Aided by an institutional grant from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, and Contract V1001 M-1450 of the Veterans Administration.

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Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

3

Work done in part during the tenure of a Post-doctorate Fellowship, U. S. Public Health Service.

4

Work done in part while a Fellow of the Dazian Foundation for Medical Research, and during the tenure of a Life Insurance Medical Research Fellowship.

5

Present address: National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.

1

Serum albumin used in this study was prepared by the American Red Cross from blood of volunteer donors. The conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the American Red Cross.

2

Aided by an institutional grant from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, and Contract V1001 M-1450 of the Veterans Administration.

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Published July 1, 1951 - More info

Published in Volume 30, Issue 7 on July 1, 1951
J Clin Invest. 1951;30(7):751–761. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102489.
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