Afferent lymphatic vessels

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Lymph: Afferent lymphatic vessels
Structure of the lymph node.
Latin	vasa afferentia lymphoglandulae
Gray's	subject #175 689
Dorlands/Elsevier	v_03/12845763

The afferent lymphatic vessels enter at all parts of the periphery of the gland, and after branching and forming a dense plexus in the substance of the capsule, open into the lymph sinuses of the cortical part. In doing this they lose all their coats except their endothelial lining, which is continuous with a layer of similar cells lining the lymph paths.

Afferent lymphatic vessels are only found in lymph nodes. This is in contrast to efferent lymphatic vessel which are also found in the thymus and spleen.

[edit] External links

• Histology at BU 07107loa - "Lymphoid Tissues and Organs: lymph node, afferent arterioles"
• Bioweb at UWLAX Afferent lymph vessel
• Image at une.edu
• Overview at okstate.edu

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