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Previous studies resulted in controversial opinions about the origin and the early development of the lymphatic system in man. Some authors believed that the lymphatics developed from a few venous sprouts which soon acquired a specific lymphatic character and, as a result of centrifugal growth, contacted each other and extended into the surroundings. Others were of the opinion that the lymphatics arose from spaces in the mesenchyme which confluenced in a centripetal direction and secondarily opened into the veins. Still others suggested that these two modes of development were both involved.
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van der Putte, S.C.J. (1975). Summary. In: The Development of the Lymphatic System in Man. Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology/Ergebnisse der Anatomie und Entwicklungsgeschichte/Revues d’anatomie et de morphologie expérimentale, vol 51/1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66090-0_5
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