Mean Values of Pressures Acting across Capillary Membranes
Pressure favoring outward movement | Capillary pressure | 17 mm Hg | Interstitial fluid pressure | -6.3 mm Hg | Interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure | 5 mm Hg | Total | 28.3 mm Hg | Pressure favoring inward movement | Plasma colloid osmotic pressure | 28 mm Hg | Net overall filtration pressure | 0.3 mm Hg |
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