Research Article

A Method for the Observation of the Primo Vascular System in the Thoracic Duct of a Rat

Table 1

Morphological size data for the primo vessels from the thoracic ducts of seven male, nine-week-old rats.

SubjectDiameter of
lymph vessel (mm)
Diameter of
primo vessel ( m)

11.058.8
20.488.2
30.985.0
40.373.5
51.072.1
60.536.4
70.418.3
Average ± S.D.