Kinking and Torsion Can Significantly Improve the Efficiency of Valveless Pumping in Periodically Compressed Tubular Conduits. Implications for Understanding of the Form-Function Relationship of Embryonic Heart Tubes

Kinking and Torsion Can Significantly Improve the Efficiency of Valveless Pumping in Periodically Compressed Tubular Conduits. Implications for Understanding of the Form-Function Relationship of Embryonic Heart Tubes

Valveless pumping phenomena (peristalsis, Liebau-effect) can generate unidirectional fluid flow in periodically compressed tubular conduits. Early embryonic hearts are tubular conduits acting as valveless pumps. It is unclear whether such hearts work as peristaltic or Liebau-effect pumps. During the...

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Main Authors: Florian Hiermeier, Jörg Männer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Subjects:
heart looping
blood vessel kinking
valveless pumping
Liebau effect
form-function relationship
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/4/4/19

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