Conference proceeding
Application of lubrication theory to ovum transport through the human Fallopian tube
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE 30TH ANNUAL NORTHEAST BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE, pp.158-159
01 Jan 2004
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Abstract
Lubrication theory was used to describe fluid flow, and ovum transport, through a Fallopian tube. The preliminary model predicts ovum location versus time in a Fallopian tube with uniform cilia density, lobe distribution, and variable radius. The model shows that ovum transport is controlled by the cilia and local pressure gradients. The model predicts pro-ovarian fluid flow in the initial segments of the fallopian tube. This means that the ovum cannot be traveling along the central axis of the tube; to prove this, a three dimensional model needs to be developed to predict ovum transport through the fallopian tube.
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- Title
- Application of lubrication theory to ovum transport through the human Fallopian tube
- Creators
- F KelloggR CairncrossM Marcolonogo
- Contributors
- S Schreiner (Editor)J L Cezeaux (Editor)D M Muratore (Editor)
- Publication Details
- PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE 30TH ANNUAL NORTHEAST BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE, pp.158-159
- Conference
- IEEE 30TH ANNUAL NORTHEAST BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE, 30th
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Number of pages
- 2
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Identifiers
- 991019170413004721
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