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Editorial
. 2022;55(4):141-143.

Centrifugal Versus Centripetal Origin(s) of the Lymphatic System: Controversy (Mostly) Resolved?

M H Witte  1 , R P Erickson  1
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Editorial

Centrifugal Versus Centripetal Origin(s) of the Lymphatic System: Controversy (Mostly) Resolved?

M H Witte et al. Lymphology. 2022.

Abstract

New findings reopen the controversy about centrifugal vs. centripetal origin of the lymphatic system and support that the latter may be the predominant source of lymphatic endothelial cells from mesenchymal lymphangioblasts.

Keywords: lymphangioblasts; lymphatic system development; theories.

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The authors of this article and the planning committee members and staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

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