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 . Acide 1 4 COPY Dr. Leo Mayer (Marshall Island Natives) NOTES FOUND BY Perry Hail PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED HOSPITAL ONG ISLAND CENTER AFFILIATION JEWISH HOSPITAL 82-66 164th ST, * JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11432 + JA 6-8606 April 9, 1965 Dr. Wm. Siri Donner Laboratories University of California Berkeley 4, California Dear Will: Under separate cover I am sending to you the 1.0 ml volumetric pipette which we used at Ruajalein. I am also sending you the tritiated water since we have no use for it. I shall ask Bob Conard to send you the samples of plasma which he has in a frozen state at Brookhaven, The data on the six subjects to whom we administered the tritiated water and on whom we performed the Cr 1 biood volume determinations are as follows: Age 32 Height 64" aw " "39 " 41 "30 56 " " " tt 64" 65" 66" 39. " 72 674" Weight 115 lbs, " " " 134 lbs, 145 lbs. 132 lbs. " 160 lbs, u 148 lbs. Your sly innuendos about my rest cure in the Marshall Islands was duly noted, Believe me, it was a strain to be there because we ran out of bourbon on the last day and you know how I am when I don't get my morning nip. Seriously _however, we had a very successful trip and picked up some more thyroid nodules, and noted retardation in growth in some of the children who were exposed eleven years ago when they were between six months and one year of age. IT am planning to attend the Nuclear Medicine meeting in Florida in June and trust you will be able to be there. along. I think it would be nice if you brought Jean You know how I am (or reported to be) with my friends' wives. Please let me know when you have completed the calculations on these sera. With kindest regards, Sincerely yours, PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED QpFENS HOSPITAL CENTER AFFILIATION THE LONG ISLAND JEWISH HOSPITAL Leo M, Meyer M.D. Hematologist~-in-charge