CALCIUM REGULATION IN LYMPHATIC ENDOTHELIAL CELLS UNDER FLOW Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • The lymphatic system collects interstitial fluid and proteins and pumps them back to the blood circulatory system. Additionally, it is important in lipid uptake in the mesentery and immune response. Any failure of the system in pumping lymph results in swelling of tissue and/or organ(s), or lymphedema. The lymphatic system consists of initial lymphatic capillaries and larger collecting vessels. The latter contain tubular regions covered with contracting lymphatic muscle cells, which are separated by bi-leaflet valves to ensure unidirectional flow [1].

name of conference

  • Volume 1A: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms; Active and Reactive Soft Matter; Atherosclerosis; BioFluid Mechanics; Education; Biotransport Phenomena; Bone, Joint and Spine Mechanics; Brain Injury; Cardiac Mechanics; Cardiovascular Devices, Fluids and Imaging; Cartilage and Disc Mechanics; Cell and Tissue Engineering; Cerebral Aneurysms; Computational Biofluid Dynamics; Device Design, Human Dynamics, and Rehabilitation; Drug Delivery and Disease Treatment; Engineered Cellular Environments

published proceedings

  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME SUMMER BIOENGINEERING CONFERENCE - 2013, PT A

author list (cited authors)

  • Jafarnejad, M., Cromer, W. E., Kaunas, R. R., Zawieja, D. C., & Moore, J.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Jafarnejad, Mohammad||Cromer, Walter E||Kaunas, Roland R||Zawieja, David C||Moore, James E Jr

publication date

  • January 2014