Lymphatic vessels transition to state of summation above a critical contraction frequency

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Meisner, Joshua K ^a,b   Stewart, Randolph H ^b,c   Laine, Glen A ^b,c   Quick, Christopher M ^a,b,c  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active lymph pump; Edema; Lymph flow; Lymphatic wall tension; Mechanics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; HEART BEAT; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE;

EID: 34447638312     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00468.2006     Document Type: Article

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