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It is well known that the hematocrit in microvessels is a major determinant of oxygen transport to the tissue proper. The tube hematocrit plays the dominant role in establishing the apparent viscosity of blood in glass tubes (Barbee and Cokelet, 1971) and in microvessels of cat mesentery (Lipowsky et al., 1980). The flux of red blood cells at the capillary level describes the capacity of blood to deliver oxygen to the tissue surrounding the capillary. According to the theme of this symposium, models and measurements, we shall first examine the methods used to measure the hematocrit in microvessels. The model for interpreting the low capillary hematocrit and the experimental evidences on the balance of microvascular and macrovascular blood flow are reviewed. The arising issues which need to be resolved and the critics on the hematocrit measurements are discussed.
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Lee, Js., Kenner, T. (1982). Microvascular Dynamics. In: Kenner, T., Busse, R., Hinghofer-Szalkay, H. (eds) Cardiovascular System Dynamics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6693-3_41
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