Fibrosis worsens chronic lymphedema in rodent tissues

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 308, Issue 10, 2015, Pages H1229-H1236

  Lynch, Laura L ^a   Mendez, Uziel ^a   Waller, Anna B ^a   Gillette, Amani A ^a   Guillory, Roger J ^a   Goldman, Jeremy ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph node dissection; Chronic secondary lymphedema; Inflammation; Lymphangiogenesis; Lymphatic drainage

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; DEXTRAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN; OXAZOLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FIBROGENESIS; FIBROSIS; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; INFLAMMATION; LEG; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL; TISSUE REGENERATION; WOUND CLOSURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DRUG EFFECTS; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BLEOMYCIN; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84930860863     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00527.2013     Document Type: Article

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