Obesity Impairs Lymphatic Fluid Transport and Dendritic Cell Migration to Lymph Nodes

Evan S. Weitman; Seth Z. Aschen; Gina Farias-Eisner; Nicholas Albano; Daniel A. Cuzzone; Swapna Ghanta; Jamie C. Zampell; Daniel Thorek; Babak J. Mehrara

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070703

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Obesity Impairs Lymphatic Fluid Transport and Dendritic Cell Migration to Lymph Nodes

Evan S. Weitman,

Affiliation The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Seth Z. Aschen,

Affiliation The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Gina Farias-Eisner,

Affiliation The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Nicholas Albano,

Affiliation The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Daniel A. Cuzzone,

Affiliation The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Swapna Ghanta,

Affiliation The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Jamie C. Zampell,

Affiliation The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Daniel Thorek,

Affiliation The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Babak J. Mehrara

* E-mail: mehrarab@mskcc.org

Affiliation The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Obesity Impairs Lymphatic Fluid Transport and Dendritic Cell Migration to Lymph Nodes

Evan S. Weitman,
Seth Z. Aschen,
Gina Farias-Eisner,
Nicholas Albano,
Daniel A. Cuzzone,
Swapna Ghanta,
Jamie C. Zampell,
Daniel Thorek,
Babak J. Mehrara

Published: August 12, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070703

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