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Comment
. 2004 Jun 15;557(Pt 3):704.
doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.066118. Epub 2004 May 6.

Revision of the Starling principle: new views of tissue fluid balance

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Revision of the Starling principle: new views of tissue fluid balance

J R Levick. J Physiol. .
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Figure 1. Changing nature of Starling principle for fluid exchange across non-fenestrated endothelium
F, sum of ‘forces’ acting across semipermeable membrane. σ, reflection coefficient. Other symbols as in text. Continuous short arrows denote force directions; dashed arrows denote flow.

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