Chronic lower limb oedema
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Chronic lower limb oedema.
Contrary to popular belief, little fluid is reabsorbed by the capillary and most of it is returned to the circulation via the lymphatic. Lymph drainage begins in thin-walled, superficial initial lymphatics with wide (14 nm) oblique intercellular junctions that function as flap valves. They freely allow passage of fluid and protein into the lymphatic but prevent back flow. The initial lymphatics...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.2-1-28