The asymmetry and the optimization degree of the airway of Rattus norvegicus and Oryctolagus cuniculus;La asimetría y el grado de optimización del árbol bronquial en Rattus norvegicus y Oryctolagus cuniculus

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 271-282

  Canals, Mauricio ^a   Atala, Cristian ^a   Olivares, Ricardo ^a   Novoa, F Fernando ^a   Rosenmann, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Airway; Asymmetry; Models; Optimality

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0036622595     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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