Vascular endothelial morphology as an indicator of the pattern of blood flow

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1981, Pages 172-176

  Nerem, R M ^a   Levesque, M J ^a   Cornhill, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL MODEL; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIVIDER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMAL; AORTA; BLOOD COAGULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RABBITS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0019359912     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3138275     Document Type: Article

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