The lymphatic system, or lymphoid system, is part of the circulatory system, and of the immune system. It is made up of a large network of lymphatic vessels, lymphatic or lymphoid organs, and lymphoid tissues. The vessels carry a clear fluid called lymph (Latin, lympha meaning "water") towards the heart. Unlike the circulatory system, the lymphatic system is not a closed system. The human circulatory system processes an average of 20 litres of blood per day through capillary filtration, which removes plasma from the blood. Roughly 17 litres of the filtered plasma is reabsorbed directly into the blood vessels, while the remaining three litres remain in the interstitial fluid. One of the main functions of the lymph system is to provide an accessory return route to the blood for the surplus three litres.
Components of the Book:
- Chapter 1
Lymphatic Tissue Engineering and Regeneration
- Chapter 2
Foot skin depots of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose do not enable PET/CT lymphography of the lower extremity lymphatic system in man
- Chapter 3
Local pelvic irradiation modulates Pharmacokinetics of 5-Fluorouracil in the plasma but not in the Lymphatic System
- Chapter 4
Pulmonary and pleural lymphatic endothelial cells from pediatric, but not adult, patients with Gorham-Stout disease and generalized lymphatic anomaly, show a high proliferation rate
- Chapter 5
Evolutionary implications of the distribution and variation of the skeletal muscles of the anuran lymphatic system
- Chapter 6
The lymphatic vascular system of the mouse head
- Chapter 7
Increased number and altered phenotype of lymphatic vessels in peripheral lung compartments of patients with COPD
- Chapter 8
Vascular, glial, and lymphatic immune gateways of the central nervous system
- Chapter 9
Lymphatic endothelial cells efferent to inflamed joints produce iNOS and inhibit lymphatic vessel contraction and drainage in TNF-induced arthritis in mice
- Chapter 10
Liposomal delivery systems for intestinal lymphatic drug transport
- Chapter 11
Lymphatic drainage of cerebrospinal fluid in mammals – are arachnoid granulations the main route of cerebrospinal fluid outflow?
- Chapter 12
Investigation of the immune effects of Scutellaria baicalensis on blood leukocytes and selected organs of the chicken’s lymphatic system
- Chapter 13
Digging deeper into lymphatic vessel formation in vitro and in vivo
- Chapter 14
Non-contrast 3D MR lymphography of retroperitoneal lymphatic aneurysmal dilatation: a continuous spectrum of change from normal variants to cystic lymphangioma
- Chapter 15
Lymphatic imaging to assess rheumatoid flare: mechanistic insights and biomarker potential
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Laura Alderfer, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA
Robert C. Drewes, Department of Herpetology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA
Alexander Flügel, Institute of Neuroimmunology and Institute for Multiple Sclerosis Research, University Medical Centre GÖttingen, GÖttingen, Germany
Jon D. Laman, Department of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA; Harper Cancer Research Institute; University of Notre Dame; Notre Dame, USA; Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA; Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA
Melanie Lohrberg, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University Medical School G?ttingen, G?ttingen, Germany
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