Dynamic study of the extraembryonic vascular network of the chick embryo by fractal analysis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 525-532

  Vico, Pierre G ^a   Kyriacos, Soula ^b   Heymans, Olivier ^a   Louryan, Stéphane ^c   Cartilier, Louis ^b  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORIOALLANTOIS; DYNAMICS; EMBRYO; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032556671     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0810     Document Type: Article

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