Table 2.
Rat, cat, rabbit and human sample mean capillary supply region 
and blood velocity 
and their sample standard deviation (ssr) and (sv), respectively.
| species (popular) name | capillary supply region  (μm) |
capillary supply region ssr (×10−6) | blood velocitya
 (mm s−1) |
blood velocity sv (×10−4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rat | 19.2 | 5.13 | 0.71 | 1.57 |
| cat | 15.3 | 6.66 | 0.71b | 1.57c |
| rabbit | 19.5 | 3.03 | 0.71b | 1.57c |
| human | 24.7 | 6.19 | 0.73 | 3.08 |
aBlood was assumed to travel at a constant velocity.
bSample mean blood velocity values were adapted from the rat (blood velocity) findings.
cBlood velocity sample standard deviations were based on the nearest size mammal, i.e. the rat.