Introduction This is the first article in a six-part series examining the lymphatic system and immunity. It provides an overview of the structure and function of the lymphatic system, focusing ...

Researchers have engineered skin cells for the very first time containing blood and lymphatic capillaries. They succeeded in isolating all the necessary types of skin cells from human skin tissue and ...

The lymphatic system is a network of branching vessels that regulate fluid balance and support the immune system. Its smallest capillaries, comprised of a single endothelial cell layer, must stay ...

Sentinel cells of the immune system can enter the finest lymphatic capillary vessels present in tissues. Researchers have now discovered the molecular signpost that guides these cells in the direction ...

The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, nodes, and ducts that pass through almost all bodily tissues. It allows the circulation of a fluid called lymph through the body in a similar way to blood ...

Lymphatic capillaries are key to mediating stem cell differentiation in the intestines, and researchers find they produce key proteins to control this mechanism. Epithelial stem cells in the intestine ...

If you visit the doctor because of a sore throat, he’ll examine your lymph nodes faster than you can say “strep test.” He won’t check all of them because there are hundreds of lymph nodes in your body ...

This photograph highlights the structure of both the vascular and lymphatic systems. The ear is injected intradermally with blue dye to visualize the lymphatic vessels (lymphangiography). The blood ...

Philadelphia, PA, October 14, 2016 - Fluid accumulation and swelling (edema) may result from the malfunctioning of regulatory processes controlling vessel permeability in the body. Edema frequently ...