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Bio-chemo-mechanics of the thoracic aorta

Sashini Iddawela1, Andrew Ravendren2, Amer Harky3

  • 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Vascular Biology (Bristol, England)
|March 4, 2021
PubMed
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Keywords:
aortabiomechanicsshear stressvascular vessel

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