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Bronchial asymmetry and Fibonacci scaling

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The irregular branching pattern of the bronchial tree in multiple mammalian species is consistent with a process of morphogenetic self-similarity described by Fibonacci scaling.

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  1. Department of Medicine, San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, and University of California, San Diego, 92161, La Jolla, California, USA

    A. L. Goldberger, B. J. West, T. Dresselhaus & V. Bhargava

  2. Center for Studies of Nonlinear Dynamics, La Jolla Institute, 3252 Holiday Court, Suite 208, 92038, La Jolla, California, USA

    A. L. Goldberger, B. J. West, T. Dresselhaus & V. Bhargava

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Goldberger, A.L., West, B.J., Dresselhaus, T. et al. Bronchial asymmetry and Fibonacci scaling. Experientia 41, 1537–1538 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964794

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