Effect of venous and lymphatic congestion on lymph capillary pressure of the skin in healthy volunteers and patients with lymph edema

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-67

  Gretener, Silvia B ^a   Läuchli, Severin ^a   Leu, Anders J ^a   Koppensteiner, Renate ^a   Franzeck, Ulrich K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Ctr Vasc Dis Zurich Stadelhofen   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fluorescence microlymphography; Lymph capillary pressure; Lymph edema; Microcirculation; Microlymphatics; Venous congestion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIGH;

EID: 0342905039     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025714     Document Type: Article

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