Mechanisms that Maintain the Separation of Blood Vessels and Lymph Vessels (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Mechanisms that Maintain the Separation of Blood Vessels and Lymph Vessels

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Mesenteric images in wild-type (a, c, e) and vascular endothelium-specific Flcn-deficient (b, d, f) mice. In endothelium-specific Flcn-deficient mice, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels are abnormally anastomosed, and red blood cells flow into the lymphatic vessels.

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Associate Professor Masaya Baba

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<p>Adapted from Fig. 1(s,t,u,v,w,x) of <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20156-6">Tai-Nagara, I. et.al., Nature Communications 2020</a>. These images have been modified for use in this press release. </p> <p>This image is made available under the terms of <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC by 4.0</a>. Any further distribution of this work must follow the terms of this license. </p>

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