Abstract
Summary
Determinations of red cell volume using radiochromium 51 tagged red cells have been made in normal and tourniquet shocked rats using varied mixing times. Red cell volume determinations were significantly reproducible in the normal rat using mixing times of from 5 to 30 minutes. A 15 minute mixing time in the tourniquet shocked rats allowed significantly reproducible determinations of the red cell volume.
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