Simulation of the Branching Process in 3 Dimensions (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Simulation of the Branching Process in 3 Dimensions (1 of 2)

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Simulation of the branching process in 3 dimensions, e.g. in the kidney. Red denotes the tips that are still actively proliferating. In the kidney, ductal termination is accompanied by the appearance of nephrons (the functional unit of the kidney), marked in yellow.

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Edouard Hannezo, University of Cambridge

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