Repeated intravenous infusions of radioiodinated human albumin and
human fibrinogen into normal healthy baboons over a six- to twelve-month period were
used for measurements of plasma volume. The radioiodinated fibrinogen gave values for
plasma volumes that were quite variable and 20-25% lower than those obtained using
radioiodinated albumin. During this period of repeated infusions, there was no apparent
reduction in the survival of the human protein in the baboon circulation that would indicate
immunization had occurred. Radioiodinated baboon fibrinogen and human fibrinogen
administered to the same baboon showed similar survival patterns.
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