title: The lymphatic system: a historical perspective.
abstract: The study of the lymphatic system has a lengthy history, with many notable medical minds making important contributions. We now appreciate that this system is an essential component of the immune system, as well as vital to the maintenance of fluid homeostasis within the body. A good knowledge of the lymphatic system is clinically important concerning cancer, edema, surgery, and the immune response. This article reviews the history of the evolution and discovery of the lymphatic system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St George's University, Grenada, West Indies. mloukas@sgu.edu
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
authors.forename: Sharath S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bellary
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuklinski
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferrauiola
authors.forename: Abha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Mohammadali M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shoja
authors.forename: Kitt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*