Open AccessLymph Drainage During Wound Healing in a Hindlimb Lymphedema Mouse Model
Author(s) -
Emi Komatsu,
Yukari Nakajima,
Kanae Mukai,
Tamae Urai,
Kimi Asano,
Mayumi Okuwa,
Junko Sugama,
Tatsuya Nakatani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
lymphatic research and biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1557-8585
pISSN - 1539-6851
DOI - 10.1089/lrb.2016.0026
Subject(s) - lymph , lymphedema , lymphatic system , medicine , hindlimb , wound healing , edema , lymphatic vessel , surgery , anatomy , pathology , cancer , metastasis , breast cancer
Although lymphedematous skin exhibits delayed wound healing, little is known about lymph drainage during wound healing. We investigated the wound healing process in the presence of lymphatic dysfunction.
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