Lymphatic regulation in nonmammalian vertebrates

All vertebrate animals share in common the production of lymph through net capillary filtration from their closed circulatory system into their tissues. The balance of forces responsible for net capillary filtration and lymph formation is described by the Starling equation, but additional factors su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hedrick, M., Hillman, S., Drewes, R., Withers, Philip
Format: Journal Article
Published: The American Physiological Society 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52148