Lymphatic vessels of the dura mater: A new discovery?

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 227, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 702-703

  Bucchieri, Fabio ^a,b   Farina, Felicia ^a   Zummo, Giovanni ^a   Cappello, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Euro Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Brain; Central nervous system; Dura mater; Lymphatics; Mascagni; Neuroanatomy; Neuroimmunology; Transudate

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DURA MATER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPENDYMA CELL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH VESSEL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BRAIN; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM;

MACROMOLECULE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES;

EID: 84944276924     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12381     Document Type: Article

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