Emergence of matched airway and vascular trees from fractal rules

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1119-1129

  Glenny, Robb W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Branching morphogenesis; Perfusion; Symmorphosis; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG; MORPHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FRACTALS; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 79954591773     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01293.2010     Document Type: Review

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