A three-dimensional model of the human pulmonary acinus

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2260-2268

  Kitaoka, Hiroko ^a   Tamura, Shinichi ^a   Takaki, Ryuji ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung model; Pulmonary gas exchange; Pulmonary labyrinth; Three dimensional computer modeling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

EID: 0033948341     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.6.2260     Document Type: Article

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