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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 18.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Physiol Educ. 2007 Mar;31(1):17–22. doi: 10.1152/advan.00099.2006

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Is the Starling balance the same for males and females? In normal males and females, yes, the Starling balance is maintained; apparently, in females, the lower oncotic pressure (Δπ) is offset by the lower capillary hydrostatic pressure (Pcap) relative to that of healthy normal males.