Abstract
A report is given on a microcirculatory phenomenon which can be provoked by application of high-concentrated oxygenation. It occurs in the retinal vascular system in very young cats. Although this phenomenon shows typical criteria of plasma-skimming in the capillary bed, it is accompanied by well-marked changes in the main vessels, i.e., a narrowing of the axial red-cell stream and the widening of the marginal plasma zone in the lumen of vessels. The basic suggestion of the genesis of this phenomenon is discussed.
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