Investigations of lymphatic fluid flow
The lymphatic system returns fluid to the blood stream from the tissues to maintain tissue fluid homeostasis. The collecting lymphatic vessels actively pump fluid against a body scale pressure gradient, i.e., from tissue interstitial space to the venous side of the blood circulatory system. The coll...
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University of Southampton
2016
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.690231 |