The two vascular systems of our body are the blood and the lymphatic vasculature. Our
understanding of the genes and molecular mechanisms controlling the development of the
lymphatic vasculature network has significantly improved. The availability of novel animal
models and better imaging tools led to the identification of lymphatics in tissues and organs
previously thought to be devoid of them. Similarly, the classical textbook list of established
functional roles of the lymphatic system has been expanded by the addition of novel …