lymph

Lymph () is the fluid that flows through the lymphatic system, a system composed of lymph vessels (channels) and intervening lymph nodes whose function, like the venous system, is to return fluid from the tissues to be recirculated. At the origin of the fluid-return process, interstitial fluid—the fluid between the cells in all body tissues—enters the lymph capillaries. This lymphatic fluid is then transported via progressively larger lymphatic vessels through lymph nodes, where substances are removed by tissue lymphocytes and circulating lymphocytes are added to the fluid, before emptying ult

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Lymph is a fluid that circulates through vessels and nodes throughout your body, picking up fluid from between your cells and returning it to the bloodstream for recirculation. As lymph flows through lymph nodes, immune cells remove harmful substances and add infection-fighting cells to help protect your body.

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Lymph.Name: Lymph
Lymph.Latin: lympha
Lymph.Image: Homa limfo 001.jpg
Lymph.Caption: Human lymph, obtained after a thoracic duct injury
Lymph.source: Formed from interstitial fluid

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Research

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Lymph formation, composition and circulation: a proteomics perspective.ReviewInternational immunology · 2015Hansen KC, D'Alessandro A, Clement CC et al.DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxv012
Lymph, lymph glands, and homeostasis.ReviewLymphology · 1992Shields JW
[Lung cancer and lymph drainage].ReviewCancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique · 2007Riquet MDOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2006.07.005
Intestinal Lymph Collection via Cannulation of the Mesenteric Lymphatic Duct in Mice.The Journal of surgical research · 2021Banan B, Wei Y, Simo O et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.11.004
[The composition of lymph].ReviewZeitschrift fur Lymphologie. Journal of lymphology · 1985Zöltzer H, Castenholz A
Enzymes in lymph: a review.ReviewJournal of clinical chemistry and clinical biochemistry. Zeitschrift fur klinische Chemie und klinische Biochemie · 1983Lindena J, Trautschold I
Lymphatics and lymph flow.ReviewHiroshima journal of medical sciences · 1968Nishimaru Y
[Lymph--biochemical composition, importance of its circulation in the physiology and pathology of the organism].ReviewPostepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej · 1995Beck B, Ciszek M, Tarnawski R

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Image: Homa limfo 001.jpg

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Commons category: Lymph fluid
NCI Thesaurus ID: C13252

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Etymology
Structure
Development
Functions
Components
Circulation
Uses in clinical diagnosis and monitoring
As a growth medium
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Because it is derived from interstitial fluid, with which blood and surrounding cells continually exchange substances, lymph undergoes continual change in composition. It is generally similar to blood plasma, which is the fluid component of blood. Lymph returns proteins and excess interstitial fluid to the bloodstream. Lymph also transports fats from the digestive system (beginning in the lacteals) to the blood via chylomicrons.