MICROCIRCULATION-STARLING FORCES
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SUMMARY
The rate of filtration at any point along a capillary depends on the balance of forces called Starling forces:
1. Hydrostatic pressure gradient: hydrostatic pressure in the capillary: hydrostatic pressure in the interstitial fluid
2. Osmotic pressure gradient: colloid osmotic pressure of plasma: colloid osmotic pressure of interstitial fluid
3. Capillary filtration coefficient: proportional to the permeability of the capillary wall & area available for filtration
Reference(s)
Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education
