| Scaling laws for capillary vessels of mammals at rest and in exercise. | |
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PMID: 12713751 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A general derivation is presented for the scaling laws governing the size and number of capillary blood vessels in mammals. The derivation is based on the assumption of three idealized similarity principles known to apply, at least approximately, to resting mammals: (i) size-invariant blood pressure; (ii) size-invariant fraction of blood in the capillaries; and (iii) size-invariant oxygen consumption and uptake, per unit of body mass, during each heart cycle. Results indicate that the radius and length of capillaries, and the number that are open and active in the resting state, should scale with mammal mass to the powers 1/12, 5/24 and 5/8, respectively, consistent with earlier work by the author. Measurements are presented supporting the results. Physiological changes accompanying strenuous exercise are accounted for by a change in the scaling law for capillary number, from scaling exponent 5/8 to 3/4. |
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Authors:
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Thomas H Dawson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society Volume: 270 ISSN: 0962-8452 ISO Abbreviation: Proc. Biol. Sci. Publication Date: 2003 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-04-25 Completed Date: 2003-08-14 Revised Date: 2010-09-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101245157 Medline TA: Proc Biol Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 755-63 Citation Subset: IM |
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United States Naval Academy, 590 Holloway Road, Annapolis, MD 21402, USA. dawson@usna.edu |
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Animals Blood Pressure Capillaries / anatomy & histology*, physiology* Mammals Models, Biological Oxygen Consumption Physical Exertion / physiology* Rest / physiology* |
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