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Diffusion shunt designates diffusive exchange between precapillary (arterial) and postcapillary (venous) vessels, leading to functional bypassing of the capillary bed. Diffusion shunt is expected to occur where arterial and venous vessels lie sufficiently close to each other. They may belong to the same capillary area or to different capillary areas (Fig. 1).
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Piiper, J. (1988). Role of Diffusion Shunt in Transfer of Inert Gases and O2 in Muscle. In: Mochizuki, M., Honig, C.R., Koyama, T., Goldstick, T.K., Bruley, D.F. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue X. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 222. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9510-6_6
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