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Microlymphatic Biology

David C Zawieja, Pierre‐Yves von der Weid, Anatoliy A Gashev

10.1002/cphy.cp020405

Source: Supplement 9: Handbook of Physiology, The Cardiovascular System, Microcirculation

Originally published: 2008

Published online: January 2011

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Abstract

The sections in this article are:

1 Introduction
2 Structural Organization
2.1 Initial Lymphatics
2.2 Collecting Lymphatics
3 Functional Principles
3.1 Lymphatic endothelium
3.2 Lymphatic Muscle
3.3 Lymph Composition and Formation
3.4 Lymph Pressure‐Flow Relationships
4 Microlymphatic Function in Specific Organs
4.1 Nodal Immune Cell Transport
4.2 Role of Lymphatic Vessels in Brain Fluid Exchange
4.3 Intestinal Lacteal Lipid Transport
4.4 Role of Lymphatics in Intestinal Inflammation
5 Summary
Figure 1. Figure 1.

The lumen of rat mesenteric vessel with valve. Series of computer‐processed 3D images (Leica Confocal Software v.2.60) positioned at different angles of view to illustrate the geometry of the lymphatic valve. The 3D projection was generated from a series of images taken, using confocal microscope after loading of live rat mesenteric lymphatic vessel with an intravital fluorescent dye. Transmural pressure is ∼7cm H2O. flow gradient across valve is 0cm H2O and vessel diameter is ∼120 um (unpublished observations).


Figure 1.

The lumen of rat mesenteric vessel with valve. Series of computer‐processed 3D images (Leica Confocal Software v.2.60) positioned at different angles of view to illustrate the geometry of the lymphatic valve. The 3D projection was generated from a series of images taken, using confocal microscope after loading of live rat mesenteric lymphatic vessel with an intravital fluorescent dye. Transmural pressure is ∼7cm H2O. flow gradient across valve is 0cm H2O and vessel diameter is ∼120 um (unpublished observations).

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David C Zawieja, Pierre‐Yves von der Weid, Anatoliy A Gashev. Microlymphatic Biology. Compr Physiol 2011, Supplement 9: Handbook of Physiology, The Cardiovascular System, Microcirculation: 125-158. First published in print 2008. doi: 10.1002/cphy.cp020405