Non-linear phenomena in oxygen transport to tissue.
A non-linear partial differential equation is analyzed using multiple scale techniques and similarity transformations in order to examine the role of hemoglobin and myoglobin in facilitating oxygen transport to tissue.
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Department of Mathematics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015.
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D001692:Biological Transport; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002196:Capillaries / Q000378:metabolism; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009132:Muscles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism*; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption
D006454:Hemoglobins; D009211:Myoglobin; D010100:Oxygen