title: Long term physiologic study of thoracic duct lymph and lymphocytes in rat and man.
abstract: Techniques for study of thoracic duct lymph and lymphocyte circulations in rats and in man are presented. Radiographic observations, measurements of lymph flow, lymphocyte output, blood lymphocyte level, intra-thoracic pressures and radioactive determinations in the lymph and blood of 51Cr labelled lymphocytes, indicate that the techniques are suitable for long-term study of thoracic duct circulations under physiologic conditions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008196:Lymph / Q000502:physiology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D008220:Lymphography; D008954:Models, Biological; D051381:Rats; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors