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. 1968 Jul;197(1):25–36. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1968.sp008542

Response of lymphatics of canine hind limb to sympathetic nerve stimulation

N L Browse
PMCID: PMC1351781  PMID: 5675052

Abstract

1. The changes in lymphatic pressure in a limb whose circulation was temporarily arrested with a pneumatic cuff have been studied.

2. Stimulation of the lumbar sympathetic chain caused an increase in lymphatic pressure. It has been shown that this is a primary not a secondary phenomenon, due to an active lymphomotor mechanism.

3. The increase of lymphatic tone is proportional to the rate of stimulation; peak values are reached between 5 and 9 impulses/sec.

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