title: Introductory remarks.
abstract: This introductory section briefly highlights the subsequent chapters in the context of recent findings and open questions in lymphatic vessel biology. It aims to provide a quick overview and orientation in the contents of this monograph collection.
authors.affiliation: Mammalian Cell Signaling Laboratory, MPI for Molecular Biomedicine, Röntgenstrasse 20, 48149, Münster, Germany, fkiefer@gwdg.de.
authors.forename: Friedemann
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schulte-Merker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D042583:Lymphangiogenesis; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology