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The blood tissue exchange at the capillary level can be regarded as a two phase process. The first phase is represented by the exchange process across the capillary wall and is controlled within narrow limits by hydrostatic and colloid osmotic forces acting on both sides of the capillary wall (Starling, 1896). The second phase is represented by the exchange process within the perivascular tissue (Wiederhielm, 1966). The fundamental importance of the processes involved lies in the fact that they serve to maintain physical-chemical stability in the immediate environment of the cells as required for optimal function.
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Gauer, O.H., Kirsch, K. (1977). The Interstitial Tissue Pressure and Microcirculation. In: Meessen, H. (eds) Mikrozirkulation / Microcirculation. Handbuch der allgemeinen Pathologie, vol 3 / 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66390-1_5
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