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| Lymph: Efferent lymphatic vessel | ||
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| Structure of the lymph node. | ||
| Latin | vasa efferentia lymphoglandulae | |
| Gray's | subject #175 689 | |
The efferent lymphatic vessel commences from the lymph sinuses of the medullary portion of the lymph nodes.
Efferent lymphatic vessels are also found in the thymus and spleen. This is in contrast to afferent lymphatic vessels, which are only found in lymph nodes.
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- Bioweb at UWLAX Efferent lymph vessel
- MedEd at Loyola Histo/practical/lymph/hp12-55.html
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