... by specialised lymph muscles and lung ventilation that move lymph through highly compartmentalised lymph sacs to the dorsally located lymph hearts, which are responsible for pumping lymph into the circulatory system; however, it is unclear how lymph reaches the lymph hearts. We used computed tomography (CT...

... of Evans Blue into specific lymph sacs and measuring its appearance in the venous circulation. The apparent lymph volume was 57 ml kg –1 . The greatest rate of lymph return (0.5–0.8 ml kg –1 min –1 ) and best linear fit of Evans Blue appearance in the circulation with time followed injections...