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. 2009 Jan 21;96(2):347–353. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.09.039

Table 3.

Parameter A obtained from nonlinear regression in various organs

Species Diameter-length
Volume-length
Flow-diameter
Volume-diameter
A SE R2 A SE R2 A SE R2 A SE R2
Pig RCA 1.01 0.010 0.999 1 0.002 1 1 0.007 1 1 0.007 0.999
Pig LAD 1.02 0.019 0.996 1 0.003 1 0.99 0.017 0.997 1 0.01 0.999
Pig LCx 1 0.007 1 1 0.001 1 1 0.001 1 1 0.001 1
Rat PA 1.02 0.021 0.995 0.99 0.014 0.998 0.98 0.021 0.995 0.98 0.032 0.99
Cat PA 1 0.014 0.998 1.01 0.011 0.999 1.01 0.006 1 1.01 0.017 0.998
Cat PV 0.99 0.017 0.997 0.99 0.020 0.996 1.01 0.012 0.999 0.99 0.01 0.999
Human PA 0.92 0.037 0.977 1 0.006 0.999 1.02 0.034 0.982 1.01 0.022 0.993
Human PA 0.97 0.025 0.991 1.01 0.020 0.995 1.02 0.025 0.992 1.02 0.041 0.977
Human PA 0.90 0.041 0.973 0.99 0.014 0.997 1.03 0.041 0.974 1.01 0.021 0.993
Human PV 0.96 0.016 0.996 1.02 0.013 0.998 1.04 0.029 0.990 1.04 0.041 0.979
Human PV 0.88 0.054 0.955 1 0.001 1 1.02 0.053 0.963 1.01 0.041 0.976
Hamster SKMA 0.96 0.096 0.942 1 0.015 0.999 1.03 0.087 0.974 1.02 0.079 0.98
Rat MA 1.13 0.203 0.592 1.01 0.034 0.996 0.89 0.156 0.914 0.92 0.132 0.944
Rabbit OV 1.02 0.107 0.849 0.95 0.081 0.977 1.06 0.107 0.954 0.97 0.062 0.987
Human BCA 1.14 0.190 0.447 1.02 0.038 0.994 0.88 0.133 0.912 0.92 0.099 0.955
Human BCV 1.06 0.068 0.964 1 0.009 1 0.96 0.061 0.983 0.97 0.056 0.987
Hamster RMA 1.03 0.078 0.965 1 0.017 0.999 1.01 0.029 0.997 1 0.006 1
Cat SMA 1.11 0.193 0.633 1.01 0.034 0.996 0.92 0.133 0.938 0.95 0.103 0.966

Values from regression when Eqs. A8–A11 (diameter-length, volume-length, flow-diameter, and volume-diameter relations, respectively) are represented by Eq. 3. Exponent B is constrained to 37, 127, 213, and 3 for Eqs. A8–A11, respectively. SE, standard error; R2, correlation coefficient.