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Andersch and Oberst1 have reported the total and ultrafiltrable calcium and the total protein of sera of twenty-five parturient women and their new-born. The median values for mothers and offspring, respectively, were: total Ca 10.3, 11.7 mgm. per 100 ml. ; ultrafiltrable Ca 5.4, 5.3 mgm. per 100 ml. ; total proteins 6.46, 5.43 per cent.
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DUCKWORTH, J. Calcium Nutrition of the Foetus. Nature 149, 731 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/149731a0
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