THE EFFECT OF TASTE AND MASTICATION ON LYMPH FLOW IN THE NECK REGION

P Thommesen, F Jensen

Abstract


In 10 out of 12 patients, there was a significantly stimulatory  effect on lymph flow  during taste and in 9 out of 10 patients there was a significant stimulatory effect on lymph flow during mastication. The stimulatory effect of mastication could be a  parallel to the conditions observed in the leg  but the stimulatory effect of taste could also indicate an active process perhaps of neurogenic origin.


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