Optimal villi density for maximal oxygen uptake in the human placenta

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 364, Issue , 2015, Pages 383-396

  Serov, A S ^a   Salafia, C M ^b   Brownbill, P ^c,d   Grebenkov, D S ^a   Filoche, M ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DE LA MATIÈRE CONDENSÉE   (France)

^b Placental Analytics LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion convection; Human placenta model; Oxygen transfer

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; HEMOGLOBIN;

CONVECTION; DIFFUSION; HISTOLOGY; MODELING; OXYGEN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DIFFUSION CONVECTION EQUATION; FEMALE; GAS FLOW; GEOMETRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; STREAM TUBE PLACENTA MODEL; SURFACE PROPERTY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIFFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY; PREGNANCY;

CHORIONIC VILLI; DIFFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; PLACENTA; POROSITY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84908701632     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.09.022     Document Type: Article

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