Main description:

Lymphatic Structure and Function in Health and Disease serves as a resource book on what has been learned about lymphatic structure, function and anatomy within different organ systems. This is the first book to bring together lymphatic medicine as a whole, with in-depth analysis of specific aspects of lymphatics in different vascular pathologies. This book is a useful tool for scientists, practicing clinicians and residents, in particular, those in vascular biology, neurology, cardiology and general medicine. Chapters discuss topics such as ontogeny and phylogeny of lymphatics, lymphatic pumping, CNS lymphatics, lymphatics in transplant and lymphatic reconstruction.

Contents:

1. Introduction/Overview
2. Ontogeny and phylogeny of lymphatics: Embryological aspect
3. Lymphatic pumping and pathological consequences of its dysfunction
4. Hydrodynamic regulation of lymphatic vessel transport function and the impact of aging
5. CNS lymphatics in health and disease
6. Defective development of the peripheral lymphatic system- Lymphatic malformations
7. Cardiac lymphatics and cardiac lymph flow in health and disease
8. Lymphatic reconstruction