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THE FINE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF TISSUE CHANNELS AND LYMPHATICS

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• • JR Casley-Smith

Abstract

The fine structures of the tissue channels and the lymphatics are described. The two systems form part of the whole blood vascular-tissue channel-lymphatic complex. The fine functioning of this is very dependant on the structures of its individual components. In brief, the tissue-lymphatic system is a leaky swamp through which material flows due to the vagiaries of adjacent pressure changes. It enters the lymphatics via holes in their walls; it is retained in them when the holes are closed.

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How to Cite: Casley-Smith, J. (1980) “THE FINE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF TISSUE CHANNELS AND LYMPHATICS”, Lymphology. 13(4).