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Whole-body systemic transcapillary filtration rates, coefficients, and isogravimetric capillary pressures in Bufo marinus and Rana catesbeiana.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10801394     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Whole-body and organ-level transcapillary filtration rates and coefficients are virtually unexamined in ectothermal vertebrates. These filtration rates appear to be greater than in mammals when plasma volume shifts and lymphatic function are analyzed. Gravimetric techniques monitoring whole-body mass changes were used to estimate net systemic filtration in Bufo marinus and Rana catesbeiana while perfusing with low-protein Ringer's and manipulating venous pressure. Capillary pressures were estimated from arterial and venous pressures after measuring the venous to arterial resistance ratio of 0.23. The capillary filtration coefficient (CFC) for the two species was 25.2+/-1.47 mL min-1 kg-1 kPa-1. Isogravimetric capillary pressure (Pci), the pressure at which net fluid is neither filtered nor reabsorbed, was 1.12+/-0.054 kPa and was confirmed by an independent method. None of these variables showed a significant interspecific difference. The anuran CFC and Pci are significantly higher than those found using the same method on rats (7.6+/-2.04 mL min-1 kg-1 kPa-1 and 0.3+/-0.37 kPa, respectively) and those commonly reported in mammals. Despite the high CFC, the high Pci predicts that little net filtration will occur at resting in vivo capillary pressures.
Authors:
T V Hancock; T M Hoagland; S S Hillman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ     Volume:  73     ISSN:  1522-2152     ISO Abbreviation:  Physiol. Biochem. Zool.     Publication Date:    2000 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-07-06     Completed Date:  2000-07-06     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883369     Medline TA:  Physiol Biochem Zool     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  161-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Environement, Population, and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0334, USA. hancockt@colorado.edu.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Pressure
Bufo marinus / physiology*
Capillaries / physiology*
Capillary Permeability / physiology*
Epinephrine / physiology
Female
Histamine / physiology
Isotonic Solutions
Male
Perfusion / veterinary
Rana catesbeiana / physiology*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Serum Albumin, Bovine / physiology
Transducers / veterinary
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Isotonic Solutions; 0/Serum Albumin, Bovine; 0/Vasoconstrictor Agents; 51-43-4/Epinephrine; 51-45-6/Histamine; 8026-10-6/Ringer's solution

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