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Do Vascular Networks Branch Optimally or Randomly across Spatial Scales?

Modern models that derive allometric relationships between metabolic rate and body mass are based on the architectural design of the cardiovascular system and presume sibling vessels are symmetric in terms of radius, length, flow rate, and pressure. Here, we study the cardiovascular structure of the...

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Autores principales: Tekin, Elif, Hunt, David, Newberry, Mitchell G., Savage, Van M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5130167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27902691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005223