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Total body water and blood volume were determined in mice with the hereditary obese hyperglycemic syndrome and in littermate controls. Only 12% of the excess weight of obese animals was found to be represented by water. Blood volume was not increased in obese animals. The total body water and percentage of weight represented by water in young obese animals was similar to those in non-obese animals of the same weight.
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