Flow Velocity of Cutaneous Lymphatic Capillaries in Patients with Primary Lymphedema

International Journal of Microcirculation-Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 143-149

  Fischer, M ^a   Costanzo, U ^a   Hoffmann, U ^a   Bollinger, U ^a   Franzeck, U K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fluorescence microlymphography; Human; Intrinsic lymphatic contraction; Lymphedema; Microlymphatic backflow; Skin

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DEXTRAN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE DEXTRAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; INTRALYMPHATIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPH; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALYMPHATIC; LYMPH; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0031131965     PISSN: 01676865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000179222     Document Type: Article

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