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Vascular Capacitance  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The measure of a BLOOD VESSEL's ability to increase the volume of BLOOD it holds without a large increase in BLOOD PRESSURE. The vascular capacitance is equal to the change in volume divided by the change in pressure.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VBH5ZXST-D

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