The Hepatic Lymphatic Vascular System: Structure, Function, Markers, and LymphangiogenesisSummary

The lymphatic vascular system has been minimally explored in the liver despite its essential functions including maintenance of tissue fluid homeostasis. The discovery of specific markers for lymphatic endothelial cells has advanced the study of lymphatics by methods including imaging, cell isolatio...

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Main Authors: Masatake Tanaka, Yasuko Iwakiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352345X16301035