Medical Hypotheses
Volume 57, Issue 2 , Pages 161-166 , August 2001

Model of interstitial pressure as a result of cyclical changes in the capillary wall fluid transport

  • S. Kurbel

      Affiliations

    • Osijek Medical Faculty, University JJ Strossmayer, Osijek, 31000, Croatia
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  • B. Kurbel

      Affiliations

    • Dept of Anaesthesiology, Clinic of Surgery, University Hospital ‘Rebro’ Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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  • T. Belovari

      Affiliations

    • Osijek Medical Faculty, University JJ Strossmayer, Osijek, 31000, Croatia
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  • S. Maric

      Affiliations

    • Osijek Medical Faculty, University JJ Strossmayer, Osijek, 31000, Croatia
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  • R. Steiner

      Affiliations

    • Dept of Internal Medicine, Osijek Clinical Hospital, Osijek, 31000, Croatia
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  • D. Bozic

      Affiliations

    • Dept of Internal Medicine, Osijek Clinical Hospital, Osijek, 31000, Croatia

Received 31 October 2000 ,Accepted 9 January 2001.

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doi: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1288

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 57, Issue 2 , Pages 161-166 , August 2001

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