THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE OF THE LYMPHOID SYSTEM

Abstract

There are two recognized functions of the lymphoid system that have been elegantly
exploited in the research activities of numerous laboratories during the past few decades. The circulatory function and its attendant transport of cells and metabolite, has been the subject of unabated anatomical and physiological study. The immunological function has witnessed a series of explosive advances rivalled only by the renaissance of molecular genetics.