The interdependent contributions of gravitational and structural features to perfusion distribution in a multiscale model of the pulmonary circulation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 943-955

  Clark, A R ^a   Tawhai, M H ^a   Hoffman, E A ^b   Burrowes, K S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow heterogeneity; Modeling; Pulmonary blood flow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG CIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 79954578368     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00775.2010     Document Type: Article

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