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Diversity in the lymphatic vasculature

Two studies of the cells that give rise to lymphatic vessels reveal that precursors arise from unexpected sources, demonstrating that the origins of this vasculature are more diverse than anticipated. See Articles p.56 & p.62

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Figure 1: Contributions to lymphatic-vessel development.

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Hogan, B., Black, B. Diversity in the lymphatic vasculature. Nature 522, 37–38 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14523

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