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Lymph nodes, like any other tissue, receive a blood supply. When lymphocytes find themselves in a venule draining the capillaries of a lymph node (called a postcapillary venule), ...
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lymph nodes: capsule-like bodies that contain cells that filter the lymph and phagocytize foreign particles.
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Lymph nodes are small irregularly shaped masses through which lymph vessels flow. Clusters of nodes occur in the armpits, groin, and neck.
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cancer of the lymph nodes and spleen that causes excessive production of lymphocytes.
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With the widespread use of the microscope in the 18th century, it was discovered that the 'cancer poison' spread from the primary tumor through the lymph nodes to other sites ("metastasis").
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It could be a surface in the vagina, or the anal canal, or in lymph nodes if it's injected into the blood stream. The first line of defense-because you don't have time for specific responses-is the innate immune system.
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causes AIDS, is attracted by one particular kind of dendritic cell, namely those that express the cell surface antigen DC-SIGN (usually MDC subset 1, but other subsets under certain conditions); when these get infected and then travel to lymph nodes, ...
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A system of vessels and lymph nodes, separate from the circulatory system, that returns fluid and protein to the blood.
lymphocyte
[L. lympha, water + Gk. kytos, vessel] ...
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Winterbottom's sign Swollen lymph nodes at the base of the skull, symptomatic of African sleeping sickness.
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A human disease caused by failure of lymphocytes to die once they have finished doing their job. As a result, the spleen and lymph nodes grow large, and immune cells may attack the body's own tissues, a condition known as autoimmunity.
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Milton Rossman (University of Pennsylvania) reviewed the immunology of chronic beryllium disease (CBD), first described in 1946 as a "delayed chemical pneumonitis." CBD also causes granulomas in the skin, liver, lymph nodes, and conjunctiva.
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