Table 2.
Symbol | Definition | Value [unit] | Reference |
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LP | Hydraulic conductivity of the microvascular wall | 2.80 × 10−7 [cm/mmHg × s] | [52] |
K | Hydraulic conductivity of the interstitium | 4.13 × 10−8 [cm2/mmHg × s] | [52] |
S/V | Surface area of blood vessels per unit tissue volume | 200 [cm−1] | [52] |
PB | Vascular fluid pressure | 15.6 [mmHg] | [52] |
πB | Plasma osmotic pressure | 20 [mmHg] | [53] |
πi | Osmotic pressure of interstitial fluid | 15 [mmHg] | [53] |
σs | Average osmotic reflection coefficient for plasma proteins | 0.82 | [53] |