A simple model for the arterial system
Författare
Summary, in English
We present a simple model for the arterial part of the cardiovascular system, based on Poiseuille flow constrained by the power dissipated into the cells lining the vessels. This, together with the assumption of a volume-filling network, leads to correct predictions for the evolution of vessel radii, vessel lengths and blood pressure in the human arterial system. The model can also be used to find exponents for allometric scaling, and gives good agreement with data on mammals.
Publiceringsår
2003
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
437-443
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Theoretical Biology
Volym
221
Issue
3
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Academic Press
Ämne
- Biophysics
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1095-8541