Nonsymmetrical bifurcations in arterial branching.
The results of optimality studies of the branching angles of arterial bifurcations are extended to nonsymmetrical bifurcations. Predicted nonsymmetrical bifurcations are found to be not unlike those observed in the cardiovascular system.
D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics