Why does some biological networks deviate from Hess-Murray law and why is this question of importance?

Complex flow systems such as the vascular and respiratory trees are made of large and small vessels in series. This compromise between large and small vessels is due to the fact that systems involve both translational and transmural flows. The optimal arrangement of vessels in these tree-networks se...

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Main Author: Miguel, A. F. (author)
Format: lecture
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/14876
Country:Portugal
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