A focal stress gradient-dependent mass transfer mechanism for atherogenesis in branching arteries

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 326-332

  Lei, M ^a   Kleinstreuer, C ^a   Truskey, G A ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

aorto celiac junction; Computer simulation; enhanced LDL; susceptible atherogenic sites; wall flux; wall shear stress gradient

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PROTEINS; SHEAR STRESS; WALL FLOW;

AORTO-CELIAC JUNCTION; ATHEROGENESIS; BRANCHING ARTERIES; WALL SHEAR STRESS GRADIENT;

HEMODYNAMICS;

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY PERMEABILITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPOPROTEIN SECRETION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RABBIT; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0030175509     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4533(95)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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