Modulation of the Spontaneous Contractions of the Initial Lymphatics of the Bat’s Wing by Arterial and Venous Occlusion

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Abstract

The spontaneous contractions of the initial lymphatics of the bat’s wing were observed to be modulated by changes in local blood flow. Lymphatic pressure and frequency of contraction were measured with the servo-null technique during the occlusion of the ulnar artery or vein. Lymphatic contractile activity was decreased during arterial occlusion but was increased during venous occlusion and postocclusion hyperemia. These changes in lymphatic activity are not consistent with the hypothesis that flow-associated changes in lymphatic contractile activity is mediated primarily by metabolic factors.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): JVR

Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Vasc Res

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1018-1172

Title: Journal of Vascular Research

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1018-1172

ISSN (Electronic): 1423-0135

Publication date Subscription-year: 1988

Publication date (Print): 1988

Publication date (Electronic): 23 September 2008

Volume: 25

Issue: 3

Pages: 115-121

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Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind., USA

Article

Publisher ID: 158726 Other ID: Blood Vessels 1988;25:115–121

DOI: 10.1159/000158726

SO-VID: 18832af7-286f-454c-93d9-98dec8818b3b

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History

Date received : 03 September 1986

Date accepted : 18 May 1987

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Pages: 7

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