The Specific Gravity of Serum of Epidemic Dropsy Patients
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thlx00,1? and Van Slyke (1930) have shown belo , e? there is a fall of the plasma albumin tejn \ 2-5 per cent or of the total plasma proaut} e*?w 5.5 per cent oedema occurs. These that?rS S^e ^ie serum specific gravity tein corresPonds to these limits of plasma proM'^ntent is 1.0227 to 1.0233. Chopra, *llerjee, and Gupta (1935) studied the plasma protein of epidemic dropsy patients and recorded low protein values for albumin and increase in the globulin fractions. The present investigation was undertaken to determine the specific gravity of the serum of patients suffering from epidemic dropsy. Sera from twelve in-patients suffering from epidemic dropsy and sera from six healthy individuals were used for this work. All the patients had well-marked oedema when the first samples of serum were taken. A second sample of serum was examined in 10 patients when the oedema had entirely disappeared. The blood was collected in the morning before any heavy meal was taken by the patient. In all cases the serum obtained was clear. A pyknometer of about 1 c.cm. capacity was used for the determination of the specific gravity of the serum. The estimations were made in a cool room and necessary corrections made for variations of temperature. The results are given in tabular form.
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