SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL
2445 OCEANSIDE ROAD
OCEANSIDE, NEW YORK
402807
Oct. 4,1962
Mr. Will Siri
Donner. Laboratories
University of California
Berkely, 4, Califomia,
Dear Will:
In reviewing the blood volume data on the
Marshallese and Caucasians which we performed in
1961 and 1962, I find that there may be many srrors
since we based our normal values on ideal weight.
As you have pointed out in the past these results are
probably not valid as some subjects are either under-
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or overweight. We should therefore like to include total
body water along with blood volume determinationswhich
we plan to repeat in the 1963 survey.
Could you supply
us with tritiated water so that we can accomplish this
test? As T recall, you madé this offer back in 1961
when I visited the Donner Laboratories, IT know you are
a very busy man particularly in view of your impending
trip to Mt. Everest but maybe you oan take a moment (from
one of your coffee breaks) to answer,
.
Please give my best regards to Jean and say "hello'
to the Weavers and Dim Born, F don't think TF have any
other friends (?) left at Donner, If IF should go through
San Francisco on Feb, 14th F shall certainly call you sven
if you dontt supply the labelled water.
Sincerely yours,
leo M. Meyer,M.D.
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