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Physiological Significance of Lymph Drainage of the Serous Cavities and Lungs

Physiological Significance of Lymph Drainage of the Serous Cavities and Lungs SOCIETY, INC. NUMBER 3 THE VOLUME AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL JULY 1x4 Significance of Lymph Drainage Physiological of the Serous Cavities F. C. COURTICE From the Kanematsu and Lungs AND W. J. SIMMONDS M’emorial Institute of Pathology, Sydney Hospital, Sydney, Australia YEARS have now passed since Cunningham (47) reviewed the physiology of the serous membranes. Absorption through these membranes is of considerable interest clinically in understanding the resolution of effusions and the spread of infection occurring in the peritoneal, pleural and pericardial cavities. The lymphatics play an indispensable part in the removal of particles, such as red cells, and of protein which is always present to an appreciable extent in serous effusions. At the time of Cunningham’s review, however, the importance of lymphatic drainage in the removal of the colloidal plasma protein molecules was not clearly recognized. Systematic quantitative studies of the removal of fluid and protein, the use of labelled protein molecules and red cells and the collection of lymph from the right lymph duct as well as the thoracic duct have clarified many points. This review will deal mainly with advances in our understanding of lymphatic absorption from serous cavities achieved by such methods. The functional significance of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Physiological Reviews The American Physiological Society

Physiological Significance of Lymph Drainage of the Serous Cavities and Lungs

F. C. Courtice and W. J. Simmonds
Physiological Reviews , Volume 34: 419 – Jul 1, 1954
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SOCIETY, INC. NUMBER 3 THE VOLUME AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL JULY 1x4 Significance of Lymph Drainage Physiological of the Serous Cavities F. C. COURTICE From the Kanematsu and Lungs AND W. J. SIMMONDS M’emorial Institute of Pathology, Sydney Hospital, Sydney, Australia YEARS have now passed since Cunningham (47) reviewed the physiology of the serous membranes. Absorption through these membranes is of considerable interest clinically in understanding the resolution of effusions and the spread of infection occurring in the peritoneal, pleural and pericardial cavities. The lymphatics play an indispensable part in the removal of particles, such as red cells, and of protein which is always present to an appreciable extent in serous effusions. At the time of Cunningham’s review, however, the importance of lymphatic drainage in the removal of the colloidal plasma protein molecules was not clearly recognized. Systematic quantitative studies of the removal of fluid and protein, the use of labelled protein molecules and red cells and the collection of lymph from the right lymph duct as well as the thoracic duct have clarified many points. This review will deal mainly with advances in our understanding of lymphatic absorption from serous cavities achieved by such methods. The functional significance of

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