Abstract
The total blood volume, red cell count, volume ratio of corpuscles to plasma, reticulocyte count, hemoglobin and size of the red cells of rabbit from 6 hours after birth to 8 months of age have been studied. At birth the R.B.C. are 4 to 5 million per cu. mm.; the Hb is 13 to 16 gm., the volume ratio of corpuscles to plasma and the total blood volume are higher than at maturity. The size of the R.B.C. is 1/3 to 1/2 times larger than the adult R.B.C. The reticulocytes are 25% to 30% of the R.B.C. at birth and 1% to 3% at maturity
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