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SUBMITTER: Liao S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4264607 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liao Shan S Jones Dennis D Cheng Gang G Padera Timothy P TP
Journal of biological methods 20140101 2
Collecting lymphatic vessels are critical for the transport of lymph and its cellular contents to lymph nodes for both immune surveillance and the maintenance of tissue-fluid balance. Collecting lymphatic vessels drive lymph flow by autonomous contraction of smooth muscle cells that cover these vessels. Here we describe methods using intravital microscopy to image and quantify collecting lymphatic vessel contraction in mice. Our methods allow for the measurement of the strength of lymphatic cont ...[more]