Progress in Research of Markers of the Lymphatic Vessels

Lymphatic vessels play important role in the research of physiology and pathology. But it is difficult to differentiate micro-lymphatic vessel from capillary vessel due to lacking specific marker. Classic ways that differentiate micro-lymphatic vessel from capillary vessel can not satisfy medical research any more. So it crys for some specific markers to mark lymphatic vessel. This review summarizes several markers of the lymphatic vessel that have been discovered in the recent years.