Fractal branching pattern of the monopodial canine airway

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2194-2199

  Wang, Ping M ^a   Kraman, Steve S ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway branching; Canine airway anatomy; Fractal main lateral branching pattern; Lung anatomy; Monopodial branching system

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; DOG; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG LOBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FRACTALS; LUNG; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SILICONES;

EID: 2442709100     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00604.2003     Document Type: Article

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