Anatomy and function of the vertebral column lymphatic network in mice

Jacob, Laurent; Simões Braga Boisserand, Lígia; Henrique Geraldo, Luiz; M. Brito, José; Mathivet, Thomas; Antila, Salli; Barka, Besma; Xu, Yunling; Thomas, Jean-Mickael; Pestel, Juliette; Aigrot, Marie‐Stéphane; Song, Eric; Nurmi, Harri; Lee, Seyoung; Alitalo, Kari; Renier, Nicolas; Eichmann, Anne; Thomas, Jean‐Léon

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12568-w

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Anatomy and function of the vertebral column lymphatic network in mice

Published in Nature Communications • Oct 9, 2019

Authors:

Laurent Jacob

Lígia Simões Braga Boisserand

Luiz Henrique Geraldo

Abstract

Abstract Cranial lymphatic vessels (LVs) are involved in the transport of fluids, macromolecules and central nervous system (CNS) immune responses. Little information about spinal LVs is available, because these delicate structures are embedded within vertebral tissues and difficult to visualize usi...

Subject

Vertebral column

Spinal cord

Lymphatic system

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