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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 266: H2229-H2238, 1994;
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AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol 266, Issue 6 2229-H2238, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Determination of capillary tube hematocrit during arteriolar microperfusion

M. W. Keller, D. N. Damon and B. R. Duling
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.

Intracapillary hematocrit is known to be substantially lower than arterial hematocrit. We hypothesized that capillary hematocrit might be influenced by interactions between plasma macromolecules and the endothelial cell surface. Microvessel perfusion pipettes were inserted in second- or third-order vessels, and capillaries were perfused with three different artificial bloods composed of 50% red cells plus the following suspension media: fetal calf serum (group I), serum albumin plus serum globulins (fractions II and III; group II), and bovine serum albumin plus dextran (group III). The mean hematocrits of the pipette-perfused capillaries averaged close to 50% of the systemic value with all perfusion fluids and were not different from the hematocrits of the capillaries perfused by the animal. These data suggest that bifurcations proximal to the pipette location did not contribute to the reduction in mean tube hematocrit normally seen in the animal. Furthermore, interactions between the plasma macromolecules and the endothelial cell surface do not appear to contribute to the low intracapillary hematocrit. Analysis of the data indicate that the capillary Fahraeus effect, the network Fahraeus effect in terminal vessels of the arterial tree, and intracapillary events all contribute to the reduction in intracapillary hematocrit.


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