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Morphometry of cat pulmonary venous tree.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6885576     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Morphometric data of the pulmonary veins in the cat right lung are presented. Silicone elastomer casts of the right lungs of five cats were made, measured, counted, and analyzed. The Strahler system is used to describe the branching pattern of the vascular tree. These data are needed for the physicomathematical approach to pulmonary circulation. For all the pulmonary blood vessels lying between the left atrium and the capillary beds, there are a total of 10 orders of vessels in the right upper lobe, 9 orders of vessels in the right middle lobe, and 11 orders of vessels in the right lower lobe. The ratios of the diameters, lengths, and the number of branches in successive orders of vessels are called the diameter, length, and branching ratios, respectively. For the cat pulmonary venous tree, the average branching ratio is 3.521, the average diameter ratio is 1.727, and the average length ratio is 2.402 for vessels of orders 1-3 and 1.532 for vessels of orders 4-10.
Authors:
R T Yen; F Y Zhuang; Y C Fung; H H Ho; H Tremer; S S Sobin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of applied physiology: respiratory, environmental and exercise physiology     Volume:  55     ISSN:  0161-7567     ISO Abbreviation:  J Appl Physiol     Publication Date:  1983 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-10-28     Completed Date:  1983-10-28     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7801242     Medline TA:  J Appl Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  236-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Capillaries / anatomy & histology
Cats / anatomy & histology*
Lung / blood supply
Male
Pulmonary Circulation
Pulmonary Veins / anatomy & histology*
Silicone Elastomers
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-00854/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-07089/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-26647/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Silicone Elastomers

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