Lymphatics

October 27th, 2008 § Leave a Comment

The lymphatics of the intestine visualized by injecting mercury. Photo by Øystein Horgmo © All rights reserved.

William Hunter was the first to investigate the human lymphatics. He visualized the lymphatics of different organs by injecting mercury in the specimen. This picture shows the lymphatics of the small intestine.

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