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lymph vasculature

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004536

A network of blunt ended vessels lacking direct connection to the blood vascular system. These vessels collect and drain fluids and macromolecules from interstitial spaces throughout the animal. They derive from a subpopulation of endothelial cells and have walls that are much thinner than the blood carrying vessels. Lymphatic vessels are usually classified as either superficial or deep. [ ZFA:0005105 ]

Synonyms: set of lymphatic vessels, lymphatic trunks and ducts, lymphatic vessel network, lymphatic vasculature, lymphatic vessels set, trunci et ductus lymphatici

Term info

database cross reference
  • FMA:63815
  • ZFA:0005105
  • TAO:0005105
Subsets

vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas

plural term
lymph vessels [ ZFA:0005105 ]

UBPROP 0000001

A network of blunt ended vessels lacking direct connection to the blood vascular system. These vessels collect and drain fluids and macromolecules from interstitial spaces throughout the animal. They derive from a subpopulation of endothelial cells and have walls that are much thinner than the blood carrying vessels. Lymphatic vessels are usually classified as either superficial or deep.[TAO]

editor note

consider merging with parent

has related synonym

lymph vessels

id

UBERON:0004536

prefLabel

Set of lymphatic vessels, lymph vasculature

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606