Critique of Starling's hypothesis of the microcirculation
Petrow, J.M.
Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Innere Medizin und ihre Grenzgebiete 47(1): 25-30
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-2542 PMID: 1570720 Document Number: 404248
By means of average estimation of the parameters on the capillary wall in experiments the capillary is supposed to content one pore only. This situation is not relevant to the practice of blood supply and leads to misinterpretation of the Starling's equation which can not represent the theoretical conception of the microcirculation in tissues. In order to avoid mistakes the usage of system theoretical analytic methods is indicated. This is the alternative way which is able to cover all kinds of preconditions of microcirculation in different tissues.