Emerging trends in the pathophysiology of lymphatic contractile function

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2015, Pages 55-66

  Chakraborty, Sanjukta ^a   Davis, Michael J ^b   Muthuchamy, Mariappan ^a  

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

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Lymph flow; Lymphatic contraction; Lymphatic muscle; Lymphatic valve; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1 INHIBITOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; INDOMETACIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTANOID; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID;

AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; ILEITIS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHATIC CONTRACTILE DYSFUNCTION; LYMPHATIC CONTRACTION; LYMPHATIC MUSCLE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VALVE; LYMPHEDEMA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPH; LYMPH VESSEL; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPH; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY;

EID: 84928159043     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.01.005     Document Type: Review

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