Starling hypothesis


Star·ling hy·poth·e·sis

(star'ling), the principle that net filtration through capillary membranes is proportional to the transmembrane hydrostatic pressure difference minus the transmembrane oncotic pressure difference; although well established, it is called Starling hypothesis to distinguish it from Starling law of the heart.

Star·ling hy·poth·e·sis

(stahr'ling hī-poth'ĕ-sis) The principle that net filtration through capillary membranes is proportional to the transmembrane hydrostatic pressure difference minus the transmembrane oncotic pressure difference; although well established, it is called Starling hypothesis to distinguish it from Starling law of the heart.
See: law of the heart

Starling,

Ernest Henry, English physiologist, 1866-1927. Frank-Starling curve - Synonym(s): Starling curveStarling curve - a graph in which cardiac output or stroke volume is plotted against mean atrial or ventricular end-diastolic pressure. Synonym(s): Frank-Starling curveStarling equilibriumStarling hypothesisStarling law of the heart - the energy liberated by the heart when it contracts is a function of the length of its muscle fibers at the end of diastole. Synonym(s): law of the heartStarling law of the intestine - food causes a band of constriction proximally and relaxation distally, resulting in a peristaltic wave.Starling reflex - tapping the volar surfaces of the fingers causes flexion.