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SUBMITTER: Robinson SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478691 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Robinson Stephanie K SK Ramsden Jonathan J JJ Warner Jane J Lackie Peter M PM Roose Tiina T
Scientific reports 20190423 1
Lung lymphatics maintain fluid homoeostasis by providing a drainage system that returns fluid, cells and metabolites to the circulatory system. The 3D structure of the human pulmonary lymphatic network is essential to lung function, but it is poorly characterised. Image-based 3D mathematical modelling of pulmonary lymphatic microfluidics has been limited by the lack of accurate and representative image geometries. This is due to the microstructural similarity of the lymphatics to the blood vesse ...[more]