Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) transport in an artery - A simplified analytical solution

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 497-505

  Yang, Ning ^a   Vafai, Kambiz ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS;

LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (LDL); POROUS MEDIA TRANSPORT EQUATIONS;

PROTEINS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; PROTEINS;

EID: 37649007916     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.05.023     Document Type: Article

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