Microcirculation of the alimentary tract I. Physiology of transcapillary fluid and solute exchange.

Abstract

Introduction Anatomic Considerations Capillaries Salivary glands Pancreas Stomach Small intestine Colon Pathways for transcapillary exchange Interstitium Lymphatics Stomach Small intestine Colon Salivary glands Pancreas Physiology of Capillary Fluid and Solute Exchange Capillary Fluid Exchange Lymph flow Capillary filtration coefficient Capillary pressure Interstitial fluid pressure Osmotic reflection coefficient Oncotic pressure gradient Interactions of Capillary and Interstitial Forces Enhanced capillary filtration-edema safety factors Reduced capillary filtration-safety factors against interstitial dehydration Net transepithelial fluid transport Secretion Absorption Filtration secretion