title: Microsurgical approach to the abdominal thoracic duct in the rat: considerations in the collection of lymphocytes.
abstract: In experiments involving the collection of thoracic duct lymphocytes the anatomy of the abdominal thoracic duct in the rat has been further defined. In general, the abdominal thoracic duct lies posterior and to the left of the aorta between the renal arteries and the diaphragm. There are variations in the microsurgical approach to the classically described location of this organ that should be noted by investigators attempting to identify and dissect this structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular Biology, Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stuhldreher
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muchnik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubenstein
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guinan
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004210:Dissection; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D051381:Rats / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344 / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*