Lymphatic anatomy and biomechanics

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2927-2934

  Negrini, Daniela ^a   Moriondo, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; FLUID TRANSPORT; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LUNG VOLUME; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MUSCLE STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; THORAX PRESSURE; TISSUE REACTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE;

EID: 79958798537     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.206672     Document Type: Review

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