LymphaticContinuumRevisited

Lymphaticresearchhasexperiencedanearexplosionofactivityinrecentyears,asawarenessoftheimportanceoflymphaticmechanismstothecontinuumofhumanbiologyanddiseasehasgrown.This"lymphaticcontinuum"noweasilyencompassescardiovasculardisease,respiratoryinflammation,obesity,autoimmunedisease,andchronictransplantrejection,amongmanyotherpathologicconditionas.Anexponentialgrowthintechnologicaltoolsforresearchhasmadepossibleasimilargrowthinourcomprehensionofthemolecularregulatoryprocessesthatgovernthenormaldevelopmentandfunctionofthelymphaticsystem.Thepurposeofthisvolumeistoreviewanddocumentthewonderfulgrowthofinsightintothetoolsforlymphaticinvestigation,biologicalprinciplesofthelymphaticsystem,andbiologicalprinciplesinlymphedemadiagnosisandmanagement,aswellasthelymphaticbiologyofcancerandmetastasis.NOTE:Annalsvolumesareavailableforsaleasindividualbooksorasajournal.Forinformationoninstitutionaljournalsubscriptions,pleasevisitwww.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas.ACADEMYMEMBERS:PleasecontacttheNewYorkAcademyofSciencesdirectlytoplaceyourorder(www.nyas.org).MembersoftheNewYorkAcademyofSciencereceivefull-textaccesstotheAnnalsonlineanddiscountsonprintvolumes.Pleasevisithttp://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspxformoreinformationaboutbecomingamember