Mechanical forces and lymphatic transport

Microvascular Research

Volumn 96, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-54

  Breslin, Jerome W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphatic contractile cycle; Lymphatic endothelium; Lymphatic muscle; Lymphatic myogenic response; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN;

FORCE; FOXC2 GENE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHANGION; LYMPHATIC PARAMETERS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VALVE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA DISTICHIASIS; MECHANICAL FORCE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STARLING LAW; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORACIC DUCT; TISSUE PRESSURE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; LYMPH NODE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUSE; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SHEAR STRENGTH; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; MICE; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84920612943     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2014.07.013     Document Type: Review

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