Shear stress is not sufficient to control growth of vascular networks: A model study

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 1 39-1, 1996, Pages

  Hacking, W J G ^a   Vanbavel, E ^a   Spaan, J A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adaptation; angiogenesis; mathematical model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VISCOSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030049024     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.270.1.h364     Document Type: Article

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