A contribution to the anatomy of connective tissue, nerve, and muscle, with special reference to their connexion with the lymphatic system

1874 ◽  
Vol 22 (148-155) ◽  
pp. 515-531

I published in the 'Lancet' of the 14th of February of this year a paper entitled "On the Lymphatic System of the Cornea," in which I endeavoured to show that the canals in that structure in which the nerves lie communicate with the lacunæ, that the straight canals and lacunæ are connected by means of a continuous layer of flat cells, the margins of which are indicated by the well-known action of nitrate of silver, and that these cells are not the anastomosing so-called cornea-corpuscles, but that the flat cells line the lacuna, while the branched cells fill the cavity. I have lately undertaken a series of further investigations on the same subject.

The Angler ( Lophius piscatorius ) is a fish much modified for a bottom habit, and apart from many peculiarities of form and structure associated with this particular mode of life, is remarkable for the looseness of its skin and the abundance of soft connective tissue that separates it from the underlying fascia and muscles. Within this layer of loose connective tissue lie many of the larger trunks of the lymphatic system, mostly of very considerable size and easy to inject. The fish thus furnishes material better than most for the study of this system.


1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (13) ◽  
pp. 49-51

Either a corticosteroid or a corticotrophin may be used in the management of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis, and of a number of less common conditions including sarcoidosis, fibrosing alveolitis, the nephrotic syndrome, certain connective tissue disorders and certain skin diseases. The choice between them is influenced mainly by their unwanted effects and by the convenience of oral medication compared with injections. In emergencies of course only intravenous injection of a corticosteroid is appropriate.


1891 ◽  
Vol 49 (296-301) ◽  
pp. 287-303 ◽  

Curiously enough many of the early microscopists—Schwann for instance—recognised that the fibrils of a muscle are not simply threads of uniform thickness, like those of connective tissue: they were able to demonstrate their varicose character, even with the imperfect lenses at their command.


1989 ◽  
Vol 136 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuo Shimada ◽  
Tsuyoshi Noguchi ◽  
Kaoruko Takita ◽  
Hirokazu Kitamura ◽  
Mitsuo Nakamura

1972 ◽  
Vol 68 (2_Supplb) ◽  
pp. S145-S168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bede Morris ◽  
G. H. McIntosh

ABSTRACT This paper describes the general surgical procedures used for cannulating lymphatics and for collecting lymph from various tissues of the body. Special reference is made to the lymphatic drainage of the testis and ovary of the sheep and to the relationships of the lymphatics and blood capillaries in these organs to the hormone secreting cells. The formation of lymph in these organs is related to some of their physiological activities, and details of the biochemical composition of testicular and ovarian lymph are given. The role of the lymphatic system in hormone transport and the possible significance of the composition of the interstitial fluid in regulating the synthesis and secretion of hormones is discussed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano Azaripour ◽  
Tonny Lagerweij ◽  
Christina Scharfbillig ◽  
Anna Elisabeth Jadczak ◽  
Brita Willershausen ◽  
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