The Zweifach--Fung effect, also called plasma skimming, is the tendency at an unequal microvascular bifurcation for the high-flow daughter to receive a disproportionately large fraction of the red blood cells. The low-flow daughter consequently has a lower discharge haematocrit than the parent.

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