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Interaction between the Phosphatides of the Plasma and the Corpuscles

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PLASMA and corpuscles both contain appreciable amounts of phosphatides, that is, about 80 mgm. per 100 c.c. of plasma and 200 mgm. per 100 c.c. corpuscles. To determine if any exchange takes place between the phosphatides of the plasma and those of the corpuscles we carried out the following experiment.

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HAHN, L., HEVESY, G. Interaction between the Phosphatides of the Plasma and the Corpuscles. Nature 144, 72 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144072a0

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