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Introduction: Mechanisms of water flow across the peritoneal membrane include diffusion, convection, and reabsorption.

Objectives: To understand these processes more clearly we have developed a method to measure transport of water across the peritoneal membrane.

Methods: An artificial gradient of deuterated water (HDO) between blood and dialysate compartments was created in five subjects who took 0.

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We describe studies to determine if susceptibility to pituitary tumours is associated with the putatively high risk GSTM1 null and CYP2D6 EM genotypes. Frequency distributions of these genotypes were similar in cases and controls though the frequency of CYP2D6 PM and GSTM1 B tended to be lower (P = 0.072 and P = 0.

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