Abstract
The extant morphometric data from the intrapulmonary arteries of dog, human, and cat lungs produce graphs of the log of the vessel number, (N) or length (l) in each level vs. the log of the mean diameter (D) in each level that are sufficiently linear to suggest that a scale-independent self-similar or fractal structure may underlie the observed relationships.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2225-2237 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of applied physiology |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1992 |
Keywords
- compliance
- hemodynamics
- inertance
- resistance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Physiology (medical)
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Krenz, G. S., Linehan, J. H., & Dawson, C. A. (1992). A fractal continuum model of the pulmonary arterial tree. Journal of applied physiology, 72(6), 2225-2237. https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1992.72.6.2225