What Is the Interstitium? Scientists 'Discover New Organ'

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Newsweek 3/27/18

http://www.newsweek.com/interstitium...OTkxMDY3NjE3S0...(As usual, the clip at the beginning is on a different subject)


"If the research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, is widely accepted, the interstitium could be regarded as the body's 80th organ."

"According to the team, the spaces that make up the interstitium were missed because scientists have relied on fixed tissue on microscope slides to study the human anatomy. The process of preparing tissue for examination involves draining away fluid and dyeing it, causing the meshwork to flatten like a pancake."

"This finding has potential to drive dramatic advances in medicine, including the possibility that the direct sampling of interstitial fluid may become a powerful diagnostic tool," he said.





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