Scale dependence of branching in arterial and bronchial trees

Details Scale dependence of branching in arterial and bronchial trees Scale dependence of branching in arterial and bronchial trees

2005-04-29

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0505002v2

Physical Review Letters v 96, 128101 (2006)

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Biological Physics

4 pages, 2 figures. Published version

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.128101

Although models of branching in arterial and bronchial trees often predict a dependence of bifurcation parameters on the scale of the bifurcating vessels, direct verifications of this dependence with data are uncommon. We compare measurements of bifurcation parameters in airways and arterial trees of different mammals as a function of scale to general features predicted by theoretical models. We find that the size dependence is more complex than existing theories based solely on energy minimization explain, and suggest additional factors that may govern the branching at different scales.

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