Structure-function relationships in the pulmonary arterial tree

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 569-583

  Dawson, Christopher A ^a,c,d   Krenz, Gary S ^b   Karau, Kelly L ^c   Haworth, Steven T ^a   Hanger, Christopher C ^a   Linehan, John H ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

^d CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fahraeus Lindqvist effect; Mathematical model; Microfocal X ray angiography; Pulmonary arterial morphometry; Vessel distensibility

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG CIRCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0032979634     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.2.569     Document Type: Article

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