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Review
. 2008:1131:195-202.
doi: 10.1196/annals.1413.017.

Lymphatics in lung disease

Souheil El-Chemaly  1 , Stewart J Levine, Joel Moss
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Review

Lymphatics in lung disease

Souheil El-Chemaly et al. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008.

Abstract

The lymphatic circulation appears to be a vital component in lung biology in health and in disease. Animal models have established the role of the lymphatic circulation in neoplastic and inflammatory diseases of the lung, such as asthma and cancer, and allowed for the understanding of the molecular controls of lymphangiogenesis in normal lung development. Understanding the role of lymphatics in human lung disease appears likely to contribute to the understanding of the pathogenesis of disease and the development of novel therapeutic targets.

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