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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THORACIC DUCT LYMPH IN MAN

Howard R. Bierman, Ralph L. Byron, K. H. Kelly, Rutherford S. Gilfillan, Laurens P. White, N. E. Freeman, Nicholas L. Petrakis, Grace L. Singer, Fauno L. Cordes

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The thoracic duct is generally accepted as the major pathway of lymphocytes enroute to the cir- culating blood (1, 2, 3), accounting for approxi- mately 70 per cent of all the lymphocytes in the peripheral blood.The remainder of the lympho-

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The thoracic duct is generally accepted as the major pathway of lymphocytes enroute to the cir- culating blood (1, 2, 3), accounting for approxi- mately 70 per cent of all the lymphocytes in the peripheral blood.The remainder of the lympho-

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The thoracic duct is generally accepted as the major pathway of lymphocytes enroute to the cir- culating blood (1, 2, 3), accounting for approxi- mately 70 per cent of all the lymphocytes in the peripheral blood.The remainder of the lympho-

Key concepts: Thoracic duct, Lymph, Medicine, Pathology, Anatomy

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