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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 4.
Published in final edited form as: Microvasc Res. 2006 Jul 28;72(3):161–171. doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2006.05.009

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Fluorescence microlymphangiography revealed leaky lymphatic capillaries in edematous skin, with higher magnification images shown at right. The normal mouse tail skin possessed a well-defined hexagonal network of dermal lymphatics that transport the fluorescent tracer proximally (left to right) from infusion into the tip of the tail. At 10 days of lymphedema, the tail was swollen and the fluorescent tracer filled both the lymphatic vessels and the interstitial space (back flow indicated by arrows). At 60 days, lymphatic transport was improved but not fully restored. All images were taken with the same exposure time. Scale bars=2 mm.