Rapid decrease in lymphocyte adherence to high endothelial venules in lymph nodes deprived of afferent lymphatic vessels.

Occlusion of the afferent lymph flow to the lymph node (LN) results in both flattening of the endothelium of high endothelial venules (HEV) and a severe decrease in numbers of lymphocytes in transit across the walls of the flattened HEV. In the present study we have used the in vitro lymphocyte-bind... View More