title: Plasma and erythrocyte volumes of newborn rabbits delivered after 30 days of gestation.
abstract: The plasma and erythrocyte volumes of 18 rabbit fetuses delivered by caesarean section on day 30 of gestation were measured by a double labelling radioisotope technique after separation from the placenta. These late gestation fetuses were viable. A negative correlation was found between the bodyweight of the neonate and its blood volume expressed as a percentage of bodyweight. The equation of the linear regression line was Y = 92.3 - 3.9X. The haematocrit was 0.494 +/- 0.029 l/l.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D001835:Body Weight; D004911:Erythrocyte Volume; D005865:Gestational Age; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary*; D010953:Plasma Volume; D011817:Rabbits / Q000502:physiology*; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique / Q000662:veterinary