Stochastic morphometric model of the Balb/c mouse lung

Anatomical Record

Volumn 293, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1766-1775

  Madl, Pierre ^a   Hofmann, Werner ^a   Oldham, Michael J ^b   Asgharian, Bahman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Altria Client Services   (United States)

^c APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinar airways; Balb c mouse; Lung model; Lung morphometry; Tracheobronchial airways

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BRONCHUS; GEOMETRY; GRAVITY; LUNG; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; BRONCHI; CORROSION CASTING; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TRACHEA;

RATTUS;

EID: 77957667980     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21208     Document Type: Article

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