Coupling haemodynamics with vascular wall mechanics and mechanobiology to understand intracranial aneurysms

International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 569-581

  Humphrey, J D ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Endothelium; Fibroblasts; Remodelling; Vascular growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449130138     PISSN: 10618562     EISSN: 10290257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10618560902832712     Document Type: Article

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