Lymphatic biology and the microcirculation: Past, present, and future

Microcirculation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 141-150

  Zawieja, David ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymph flow; Lymph pump; Lymphangiogenesis; Lymphatic biology; Lymphatics

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC PARAMETERS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICROCIRCULATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 16244370747     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10739680590900003     Document Type: Review

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