title: [A dynamic model describing lymphatic circulation].
abstract: Based on the morphology and function of lymphatic vessel, and on the achievements of researches in the regulatory mechanism of lymphatic circulation, we fully considered the dynamic interaction of blood, interstitial fluid and lymph fluid; then we imitated and used Sungawa's method of analyzing the heart output, and finally set up a dynamic model for describing lymphatic circulation. Comparison of our calculating results with the data from Ikomi's experiment showed that they were identical, thus indicating that our model is of value in explaining the dynamic mechanism of lymphatic circulation. In this paper is especially calculated the relationship between lymph flow and massage frequency, which is useful for analyzing the effect of massage on the lymph flow rate with respect to this model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanics, Fudan University, Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Guanghong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Xueyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Shengzhang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ruishan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Er'yu
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004729:Endothelium, Lymphatic / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008196:Lymph / Q000502:physiology*; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D011312:Pressure; D011817:Rabbits; D012212:Rheology