PARALLEL STUDIES OF COMPLEMENT AND COAGULATION III. THE EFFECT OF THE PROTEIN LEVEL OF THE DIET
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The complement and coagulative activities of the blood were studied in three groups of 20 guinea pigs each, receiving diets containing different amounts of protein, 2.3 to 26.7%. The mean complement titers were found to be lower and the prothrombin times longer in the group fed the diet containing the least protein, 2.3%. Of the four major complement components,,the fourth, C'4, appeared to be most affected. Sera of the animals receiving less protein were lower in total protein content and had lower albumin - globulin ratios than sera from guinea pigs on the higher protein diets. No relationship was demonstrated between coagulation time and serum protein content.