Lack of genetic control of the lymphatic pathway. Studies on rats.
The lymphatic route from the testis to the cisterna chyli is studied in two inbred and one random bred strain of rats. The pathway varied similarly in all three groups with no indication of genetic control.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008220:Lymphography; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury; D010375:Pedigree; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013737:Testis / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000033:anatomy & histology
D008628:Mercury