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1. A method for the determination of blood volume of the rat by radioisotope dilution is described. 2. In 34 normal adult white rats, average blood volume was 6.3% of body weight, with a stand, dev. of 0.7. 3. In 7 rats, the determination was repeated with a maximum error of ±1% body weight. 4. These results are in agreement with those reported in the literature using different methods.
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