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Abstract
The weight, and hence volume, of a cast of the bronchial tree of a sheep distal to any point was found to be a function of the diameter of the bronchus at that point. This result has been used to derive a relationship between the diameter of a bronchus and the diameters of its branches which is applicable to different types of branching and is consistent with principles of minimum energy loss within the bronchial tree.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID： 609847 DOI： 10.1016/0034-5687(77)90072-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Respir Physiol ISSN： 0034-5687