Lymphatic or glymphatic systems: opposite conceptions in fundamental understanding of the brain clearing

M. Klimova; E. Duarte Torres; E. Saranceva; T. Chukalina; T. Iskra; O. Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya; Ju. Kurths

doi:10.1117/12.2524687

3 June 2019 Lymphatic or glymphatic systems: opposite conceptions in fundamental understanding of the brain clearing

M. Klimova, E. Duarte Torres , E. Saranceva, T. Chukalina, T. Iskra, O. Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, Ju. Kurths

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Proceedings Volume 11067, Saratov Fall Meeting 2018: Computations and Data Analysis: from Nanoscale Tools to Brain Functions; 110670G (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524687
Event: International Symposium on Optics and Biophotonics VI: Saratov Fall Meeting 2018, 2018, Saratov, Russian Federation

Abstract

This review highlights two opposing concepts of lymphatics and glymphatics, which are used to explain the drainage and cleansing functions of the brain. "Stumbling blocks" in two concepts and ways of compromise between them are discussed.

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M. Klimova, E. Duarte Torres , E. Saranceva, T. Chukalina, T. Iskra, O. Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, and Ju. Kurths "Lymphatic or glymphatic systems: opposite conceptions in fundamental understanding of the brain clearing", Proc. SPIE 11067, Saratov Fall Meeting 2018: Computations and Data Analysis: from Nanoscale Tools to Brain Functions, 110670G (3 June 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524687

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