Lymph nodes are located at the junction of lymphatic vessels in the body. Lymphatic vessels transport fluid containing antigenic material, dendritic cells (DCs), and inflammatory biochemicals from ...

Our lymphatic system is like a big network of roots spread throughout the body. It serves as part of our immune system, ...

Tumors, such as melanoma, release nanovesicles called exosomes (gray) that travel and lodge in the lymph nodes. There they corrupt the behavior of lymph cells. The lymphatic vessels (green) branch out ...

Lymph nodes can contain large numbers of tuberculosis-causing bacteria and serve as long-term reservoirs of bacterial persistence, according to a study published November 1 in the open-access journal ...

Structure of a lymph node (IMAGE) Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) Caption Structure of a lymph node whose endothelial cells (green) are capturing the nanovesicles called exosomes ...