The lymphatic system: a historical perspective.

Autor: Loukas M; Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St George's University, Grenada, West Indies. mloukas@sgu.edu, Bellary SS, Kuklinski M, Ferrauiola J, Yadav A, Shoja MM, Shaffer K, Tubbs RS
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) [Clin Anat] 2011 Oct; Vol. 24 (7), pp. 807-16. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 May 04.
DOI: 10.1002/ca.21194
Abstrakt: The study of the lymphatic system has a lengthy history, with many notable medical minds making important contributions. We now appreciate that this system is an essential component of the immune system, as well as vital to the maintenance of fluid homeostasis within the body. A good knowledge of the lymphatic system is clinically important concerning cancer, edema, surgery, and the immune response. This article reviews the history of the evolution and discovery of the lymphatic system.
(Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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