DOCUMENT SOURCE Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Archives and Records Office RECORDS SERIES TITLE Applied Science Division: Scientists’ Papers - Papers of William E. Siri ACCESSION NO. 434-91-0131 FILE CODE NO. 19-14-18 CARTON NO. 7 FOLDER NAME COPY A044 1G Dr. Leo Meyer (Marshall Island Natives) NOTES FOUND BY Pery Hall May 24, 1966 Leo M, Meyer, M.D. The Long Island Jewish Hospital Queens Hospital Center Affiliation 62-68 L6kth Street Jamaica, New York 11432 Dear Leo: The results of our assays of tritium and estimates of total tredy water (TBW) in your subjecta are enclosed. In addition to tabulating the data, we have plotted your blood volumes and red cell volumes against TBW. The dashed and solid lines on the chart are regression lines that Francis Moore and I independently derived from our own normal subjects, About half of your subjects are clustered about ay "normal" regression The other half lie significantly below the lines because of relativel ysmail red cell volumes, Plasma volumes appear to lie within the range of line. my normal values, Sincerely, William Z. Siri WES/ez BEST COPY AVAILABLE