Researchers identified a protein called VE-cadherin as a key factor in the maintenance of lymphatic vessels serving the heart. Deleting VE-cadherin from the lymphatic vessels in newborn and adult lab ...

The frequent spread of certain cancers to lymph nodes often necessitates surgery or radiation therapy that damages the lymphatic system. The new study demonstrate for the first time that growth factor ...

The cells that make up the walls of the finest of all lymphatic vessels have a lobate, oak leaf-like shape that makes them particularly resilient to changes in fluid volume. A similar cell shape also ...

The mammalian intestine is richly supplied with lymphatic vasculature, which has functions ranging from maintenance of interstitial fluid balance to transport of antigens, antigen-presenting cells, ...

The lymphatic system is basically a channel that carries a clear or whitish fluid called the lymph. This lymph aids in clearing the tissues of infective organisms, toxins etc. The basic structure and ...

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The lymphatic vessels form the conduits of the lymphatic system, and a watery fluid called lymph runs through them; the term ‘lymph’ comes from the Latin word lympha, meaning water. Unlike the ...

In an international collaboration, researchers from Uppsala University have mapped the lymph node lymphatic vessels in mice and humans down to the level of individual cells. The results may eventually ...

Lymphatic system plays a key role in waste clearance, fluid transport and immune surveillance in health and disease. In the brain, A network of lymphatic vessels was discovered on the surface the ...

The research team traced the CSF drainage pathways from the anterior and middle parts of the brain. Using genetically ...