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sumed i s a f a c t o r and the amount l o s t in p e r s p ir a tio n i s a l s o an Im p o rta n t f a c t o r . The d i f f e r e n c e s due to t h i s f a c t o r w i l l he s e e n c l e a r l y in s tu d i e s made on s u b je c t s under la b o ra to ry c o n d itio n s , as d e s cribe d in one o f the a r t i c l e s w h ich I am s e n d in g yo u .
Th is b r i n g s me to s a y t h a t be ca u s e o f yo u r i n t e r e s t in t h i s s u b je c t , I am s e n d in g yo u , un de r s e p a r a te c o v e r , a number o f r e p r i n t s w hich d e s c r ib e th e r e s u l t s o f some o f our s tu d i e s in t h i s l a b o r a to r y .
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