CONSENSUS of experimental data, obtained from a large number of individual subjects, goes to show that the normal value for the inorganic phosphate of whole blood in man ranges from 1-9 mg. P to 3-8 mg. P per 100 cc. [ de Wesselow, 1924], but singularly scant attention has been paid to the normal variations in the individual subject. One may not assume, as in the case of blood sugar, that in conditions generally considered to be normal, the inorganic phosphate remains absolutely steady, and that the taking of one sample will give a reliable figure.
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Havard et al. (1925) studied this question.