Lymphatic flow requires muscular contraction from exercise and movement, gravitational pressure, and internal massage to the valves
of lymph ducts.
In the paper, the authors use several animal models to show that the progenitor cells could contribute to the formation of new lymph ducts, both by becoming part
of the lymph ducts and by stimulating the growth of nearby cells.
Not exact matches
This suggests that tumors send out signals that encourage
lymph duct growth â $ «a parallel to the well - known ability
of tumors to drive growth
of blood vessels nearby.
Yoon says the presence
of these cells could be a marker for tumor growth and metastasis. Because tumors often metastasize along
lymph ducts and into
lymph nodes, studying this type
of cells could lead to new targets for blocking tumor metastasis.
It includes a complex network
of vessels,
ducts,
lymph nodes, the spleen, the thymus, the adenoids, and the tonsils.
Also called the lymphatic system, it is comprised
of lymphatic vessels that run throughout the body (with the largest vessel being the thoracic
duct, which collects a large portion
of the body's
lymph);
lymph nodes, located in the neck, armpit, groin, and inside the center
of the chest and abdomen; the tonsils and adenoids, which are collections
of lymphoid tissue similar to
lymph nodes; and the spleen and thymus, which are lymphoid organs.
From there, the
lymph travels through the thoracic
duct in the chest or the right lymphatic
duct, and then to an area on the side
of the neck near the jugular vein, where it joins the blood system again.
It is made up
of organs and
lymph nodes,
ducts, and vessels that transport
lymph throughout the body.
The right lymphatic
duct collects
lymph from the right arm and the right portion
of the head, neck, and chest while the thoracic
duct (also known as the left lymphatic
duct) collects
lymph from the rest
of the body.
The
lymph system depends on intrinsic contractions
of the smooth muscle cells in the walls
of lymph vessels (peristalsis) and the movement
of skeletal muscles to propel
lymph through the vessels tolymph nodes and then beyond the
lymph nodes to the
lymph ducts which return
lymph to the cardiovascular system.
The motion
of the diaphragm helps
lymph flow into the largest
lymph trunk — the thoracic
duct — which starts in the abdominal area.
Each chain
of mammary glands is connected by
lymph ducts and blood vessels.
A network
of organs,
lymph nodes,
lymph ducts, and
lymph vessels that make and move
lymph from tissues to the bloodstream.
Some cancers manifest themselves in the form
of a mass
of abnormal cells called a tumor, while others affect cells in the blood or
lymph systemA network
of organs,
lymph nodes,
lymph ducts, and
lymph vessels that make and move
lymph from tissues to the bloodstream.
Lymphatic vessels are a network
of capillaries,
ducts and larger vessels that drain
lymph (a fluid containing proteins, other chemicals and cells such as macrophages and lymphocytes) from body tissues.
Eosinophilic rounded or ovoid bodies with refractile particles are found in the epithelial cells
of skin, bronchi, intestinal tract, urinary tract, bile
duct, salivary glands, adrenal glands, central nervous system,
lymph nodes and spleen.
nipple piercing — difficulty breastfeeding with an infected nipple (which in women can quickly travel through the milk
ducts and into the
lymph nodes under the arm) or the growth
of a cyst inside the nipple.