EAN: 9784431545071

MICROCIRCULATION IN FRACTAL BRANCHING NETWORKS ...

This book presents a new method for analyzing the structure and function of the biological
branching systems of fractal trees  with a focus on microcirculation. Branching systems in
humans (vascular and bronchial trees) and those in the natural world (plants  trees  and
rivers) are characterized by a fractal nature. To date  fractal studies have tended to
concentrate on fractal dimensions  which quantify the complexity of objects  but the
applications for practical use have remained largely unexplored. This book breaks new ground
with topics that include the human retinal microcirculatory network  oxygen consumption by
vascular walls  the Fåhraeus-Lindqvist effect  the bifurcation exponent  and the asymmetrical
microvascular network. Readers are provided with simple formulas to express functions and a
simulation graph with in vivo data. The book also discusses the mechanisms regulating blood
flow and pressure and how they are related to pathological changes in the human body.
Researchers and clinicians alike will find valuable new insights in these pioneering studies.

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