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  • Title: Analysis of blood flow in cat's lung with detailed anatomical and elasticity data.
    Author: Zhuang FY, Fung YC, Yen RT.
    Journal: J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol; 1983 Oct; 55(4):1341-8. PubMed ID: 6629968.
    Abstract:
    Recently, a complete set of data on the branching pattern of the cat's pulmonary arterial and venous trees and the elasticity of these blood vessels was obtained in our laboratory. Hence it becomes possible for the first time to perform a theoretical analysis of the blood flow in the lung of an animal based on a set of actual data on anatomy and elasticity. This paper presents an analysis of steady flow of blood in cat's lung. The effect of the vessel elasticity is embodied in the "fifth-power law" and the "sheet-flow" theory. The theory yields the pressure-flow relationship of the whole lung, the longitudinal pressure distribution, and the transit time of blood in the capillaries. These results are compared with available experimental data in the literature.
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