Cell traffic and the lymphatic endothelium.
The principal immune function of the afferent lymphatics is to bear antigen and leukocytes from peripheral tissues to the draining lymph nodes. Recent research has shown that passage of leukocytes into the afferent lymphatic capillaries is far from an indolent process; rather it is carefully orchest...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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