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CIRCULATING FLUIDS: 



The blood of the pregnant woman formed a slight buffy coat, 

 but otherwise differed in no respect physical^ from normal blood. 

 It was composed of: 



Analysis 45. 

 Water .... 806-898 



The chief point of difference between this and normal blood 

 is that, in this case, the amount of solid constituents is some- 

 what below the standard. The proportion of the haematoglo- 

 bulin to the albumen is normal; the quantity of fat is rather 

 increased. 



[Becquerel and Rodier analysed the blood of nine pregnant 

 women, viz. one at the fourth month, five at the fifth month, 

 one at five months and a half, one at six months, and one at 

 seven months. 



The maxima, minima, and mean results are given in the fol- 



From these analyses they conclude that pregnancy exercises 

 a marked influence on the composition of the blood. The 

 density both of the defibrinated blood and of the serum is 



