“…Loss of fluid from the circulation occurs after many forms of injury and is compensated for by the movement of fluid into the circulation from extravascular fluid compartments in uninjured tissues (Tabor, Rosenthal & Millican, 1951;Oberg, 1964; Mott, 1965; Hollenberg, Waters, Toews, Davies & Nickerson, 1970;Marty & Zweifach, 1970, 1971Weidner, Grega & Haddy, 1971). The increased ability of the 0-to 1-day-old rabbit to withstand the loss of fluid from the circulation may be due to greater efficiency of this compensation.…”