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Lymphatic Anatomy

Lymphatic Anatomy is a branch of human anatomical science that describes and analyzes the macroscopic and microscopic structure, spatial organization, and clinically relevant variations of the lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, and associated lymphoid organs within the body.

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2017–2026

353

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Lymphatic System Anatomy

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Structural and functional features of central nervous system lymphatic vessels

Antoine Louveau, Igor Smirnov, Timothy Keyes et al. · Nature · 2015 · 4.3K citations

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Functional aspects of meningeal lymphatics in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease

Sandro Dá Mesquita, Antoine Louveau, Andrea Vaccari et al. · Nature · 2018 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Functionally specialized junctions between endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels

Jonas Fuxe, Hiroya Hashizume, Talia Romano et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2007 · 988 citations · Full text

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Techniques for the collection of lymph from the liver, small intestine, or thoracic duct of the rat.

Jesse L. Bollman, James C. Cain, John H. Grindlay · PubMed · 1948 · 804 citations

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Meningeal lymphatic vessels at the skull base drain cerebrospinal fluid

Ji Hoon Ahn, Hyunsoo Cho, Junhee Kim et al. · Nature · 2019 · 788 citations

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Authors

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    Hiroo Suami

    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

    31 publications · 1.9K citations

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    Isao Koshima

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    25 publications · 1.9K citations

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    Peter Mortimer

    St George's, University of London, United Kingdom

    19 publications · 958 citations

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    Seiji Kato

    Langley Research Center, United States

    22 publications · 649 citations

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    Makoto Mihara

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    20 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

2.2K

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    35 h-index

    227 publications

    15.3K citations

  2. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    23 h-index

    124 publications

    6.7K citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    22 h-index

    75 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

    Houston, United States

    21 h-index

    116 publications

    5.2K citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    20 h-index

    112 publications

    9.3K citations

  6. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    20 h-index

    69 publications

    5.1K citations

  7. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    19 h-index

    75 publications

    5.2K citations

  8. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    19 h-index

    83 publications

    12.9K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 586 publications · 19.1K citations

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  2. Radiology

    63 publications · 3.9K citations

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  3. American Journal of Anatomy

    58 publications · 3.9K citations

    35

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  4. The Anatomical Record

    98 publications · 2.9K citations

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  5. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

    48 publications · 2.9K citations

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