A 3-D finite element model of blood perfused rat gastrocnemius medialis muscle

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-24

  Vankan, W J ^a,b   Huyghe, J M ^a,b   Janssen, J D ^a,b   Huson, A ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Geometry; Perfusion; Porous media; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MODEL; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFUSION PUMPS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS;

EID: 0029911822     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.34.1.19.13159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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