Structural adaptation of microvascular networks: Functional roles of adaptive responses

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 3 50-3, 2001, Pages

  Pries, A R ^a,b   Reglin, B ^a   Secomb, T W ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conducted response; Mathematical modeling; Oxygen transport; Pressure; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDIATOR RELEASE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICROVASCULATURE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEAR STRESS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0034835509     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.3.h1015     Document Type: Article

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