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Originally Posted by paisjpq
If you're looking at post race rbc levels wouldn't they be high anyway? Because they have dumped all their reserves from the spleen during the effort? I could be wrong on that....perhaps beth could help....my knowledge of blood chemistry is pretty limited
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No, you're right - splenic contraction increases the RBC thus PCV.
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08-28-2010, 05:26 PM
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