title: Bronchial asymmetry and Fibonacci scaling.
abstract: The irregular branching pattern of the bronchial tree in multiple mammalian species is consistent with a process of morphogenetic self-similarity described by Fibonacci scaling.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008647:Mesocricetus; D051381:Rats