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Lymphatic vessels of the dura mater: a new discovery?

Giovanni ZummoFabio BucchieriFrancesco CappelloFelicia Farina

subject

musculoskeletal diseasesPathologymedicine.medical_specialtyHistologyMacromolecular SubstancesDura materCentral nervous systemNeuroimmunologyBlood–brain barrierBlood-brain barrier; Brain; Central nervous system; Dura mater; Lymphatics; Mascagni; Neuroanatomy; Neuroimmunology; Transudate; Anatomy; Histology; Developmental Biology; Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics; Molecular Biology; Cell BiologyTransudateLymphatic SystemMatters ArisingmedicineAnimalsDura materMolecular BiologyEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsBlood-brain barrierCerebrospinal Fluidintegumentary systembusiness.industrySettore BIO/16 - Anatomia UmanaBrief Definitive ReportMascagniBrainExtracellular FluidAnatomyCell Biologymusculoskeletal systemEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicTransudatenervous system diseasesNeuroanatomyNeuroimmunologymedicine.anatomical_structureLymphatic systemnervous systemCentral nervous systemLymph NodesAnatomybusinessLymphaticNeuroanatomyDevelopmental Biology

description

Aspelund et al. discover the presence of a lymphatic vessel network in the dura mater of the mouse brain and show that these dural lymphatic vessels are important for the clearance of macromolecules from the brain.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2015-08-18Journal of anatomy
10.1111/joa.12381https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26077718