How regenerating lymphatics function: Lessons from lizard tails

Anatomical Record

Volumn 290, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-114

  Blacker, Helen A ^a   Tsopelas, Chris ^b   Orgeig, Sandra ^a   Daniels, Christopher B ^a   Chatterton, Barry E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lymphangiogenesis; Lymphatic clearance; Lymphoscintigraphy; Reptile; Tail regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY TECHNETIUM SULFIDE TC 99M; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M; TIN FLUORIDE TC 99 M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIZARD; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COLLOIDS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; LIZARDS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; REGENERATION; TAIL; TECHNETIUM;

CHRISTINUS MARMORATUS; GEKKONIDAE; REPTILIA; SAURURACEAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33847270183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20410     Document Type: Article

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