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MeSH Heading: Lymphatic Vessels
Tree Number(s): A15.382.520.301
Unique ID: D042601
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D042601
Annotation: note entry terms VENULES, LYMPHATIC: do not coord with VENULES which are restricted to blood vessels
Scope Note: Tubular vessels that are involved in the transport of LYMPH and LYMPHOCYTES.
Entry Term(s): Capillaries, Lymphatic; Lymphatic Capillaries; Lymphatic Venules; Venules, Lymphatic
NLM Classification #: WH 700
Public MeSH Note: 2004; for LYMPHATIC VESSELS, LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES, LYMPHATIC VENULES & VENULES, POSTCAPILLARY see LYMPHATIC SYSTEM 1997-2002
History Note: 2004; for LYMPHATIC VESSELS, LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES, LYMPHATIC VENULES & VENULES, POSTCAPILLARY use LYMPHATIC SYSTEM 1997-2002
Entry Combination: growth & development:Lymphangiogenesis
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2018/02/06

Entry Combination: growth & development:Lymphangiogenesis
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Lymphatic Vessels MeSH Descriptor Data 2025