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Response of lymphatics of canine hind limb to sympathetic nerve stimulation
Author(s) -
Browse N. L.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
the journal of physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.802
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1469-7793
pISSN - 0022-3751
DOI - 10.1113/jphysiol.1968.sp008542
Subject(s) - lymphatic system , stimulation , anatomy , hindlimb , medicine , lumbar , peripheral , cuff , lymph , anesthesia , chemistry , surgery , pathology
1. The changes in lymphatic pressure in a limb whose circulation was temporarily arrested with a pneumatic cuff have been studied. 2. Stimulation of the lumbar sympathetic chain caused an increase in lymphatic pressure. It has been shown that this is a primary not a secondary phenomenon, due to an active lymphomotor mechanism. 3. The increase of lymphatic tone is proportional to the rate of stimulation; peak values are reached between 5 and 9 impulses/sec.