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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103880

THE ROLE OF THE FETUS IN THE WATER EXCHANGE OF THE AMNIOTIC FLUID OF NORMAL AND HYDRAMNIOTIC PATIENTS

Donald L. Hutchinson, Mary Jane Gray, Albert A. Plentl, Hermogenes Alvarez, Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia, Bruno Kaplan, and John Lind

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Seccion Fisiologia Obstetrica de la Facultad de Medicina de Montevideo, Uruguay

Wenner-Gren Cardiovascular Research Laboratory and the Sodra Barnbord Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

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This investigation was, in part, supported by a research grant from the National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; The Sloane Hospital Research Fund; and the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Seccion Fisiologia Obstetrica de la Facultad de Medicina de Montevideo, Uruguay

Wenner-Gren Cardiovascular Research Laboratory and the Sodra Barnbord Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

*

This investigation was, in part, supported by a research grant from the National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; The Sloane Hospital Research Fund; and the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Seccion Fisiologia Obstetrica de la Facultad de Medicina de Montevideo, Uruguay

Wenner-Gren Cardiovascular Research Laboratory and the Sodra Barnbord Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

*

This investigation was, in part, supported by a research grant from the National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; The Sloane Hospital Research Fund; and the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Seccion Fisiologia Obstetrica de la Facultad de Medicina de Montevideo, Uruguay

Wenner-Gren Cardiovascular Research Laboratory and the Sodra Barnbord Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

*

This investigation was, in part, supported by a research grant from the National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; The Sloane Hospital Research Fund; and the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Seccion Fisiologia Obstetrica de la Facultad de Medicina de Montevideo, Uruguay

Wenner-Gren Cardiovascular Research Laboratory and the Sodra Barnbord Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

*

This investigation was, in part, supported by a research grant from the National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; The Sloane Hospital Research Fund; and the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Seccion Fisiologia Obstetrica de la Facultad de Medicina de Montevideo, Uruguay

Wenner-Gren Cardiovascular Research Laboratory and the Sodra Barnbord Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

*

This investigation was, in part, supported by a research grant from the National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; The Sloane Hospital Research Fund; and the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Seccion Fisiologia Obstetrica de la Facultad de Medicina de Montevideo, Uruguay

Wenner-Gren Cardiovascular Research Laboratory and the Sodra Barnbord Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

*

This investigation was, in part, supported by a research grant from the National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; The Sloane Hospital Research Fund; and the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.

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Published June 1, 1959 - More info

Published in Volume 38, Issue 6 on June 1, 1959
J Clin Invest. 1959;38(6):971–980. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103880.
© 1959 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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