In a message dated 09/18/1999 10:38:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< This implies that blood volume ought to make a substantial
 difference to how much protein one can assimilate per day. >>
The most clearcut situation in which there is a profound [although temporary]
increase in blood volume [by about one-third]is the last trimester of
pregnancy. I do not know if studies concerning amino acid assimilation &c.
have been done with respect to these hypotheses before, during and following
return to normal state.