Lymphatic vessel contractile activity and intestinal inflammation

Edema is a consistent observation in inflamatory bowel disease (IBD), and immune responses are inevitable in inflammation. Because the lymphatic system is an integral part of both tissue fluid homeostasis and immune reactions, it is likely that lymphatics play a role in the complex etiology of IBD....

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Principais autores: Theresa F Wu, Wallace K MacNaughton, Pierre-Yves von der Weid
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-03-01
coleção:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Acesso em linha:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000900018