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Disturbance of capillary pressure is an important mechanism in many disease processes. If capillary pressure is elevated then oedema, one of the commonest signs in clinical medicine, may prevail. If the gradient in capillary pressure from the arteriolar to venular end is too low, then flow rate will fall and capillary transfer function will be compromised.
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Tooke, J.E. (1987). The Study of Human Capillary Pressure. In: Tooke, J.E., Smaje, L.H. (eds) Clinical Investigation of the Microcirculation. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 59. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2335-8_1
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