name	thoracic_duct
namespace	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#
parent	 lymphatic_trunk 
label [med]	Ductus thoracicus
label [de]	Brustmilchgang
speciesNo []	86
organNo []	485
nameMedicineSynonym []	
comment [en]	The largest lymph vessel in the body, beginning at the cisterna chyli about the level of the second lumbar vertebra, the abdominal part extends superiorly to pass through the aortic opening of the diaphragm, where it becomes the thoracic part and crosses the posterior mediastinum to form the arch of thoracic duct and discharge into the left venous angle
comment [de]	größter Lymphstamm; sammelt die Lymphe der gesamten unteren und der linken oberen Körperhälfte, beginnt in der Cisterna chyli, steigt rechts hinter der Aorta auf, mündet links am Angulus venosus in die Vena brachiocephalica
ACC []	cy0000263
annotationRemark []	
nameEnglishSynonym []	Pecquet's duct, van Horne's canal
label [en]	thoracic duct
nameGermanSynonym []	Milchbrustgang
hasCell	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de/cell#lymphocyte
hasPart	arch_of_thoracic_duct
isPartOf	superior_mediastinum
isPartOf	posterior_mediastinum
hasCell	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de/cell#immunoblast_B
hasPart	cervical_part_of_thoracic_duct
hasPart	abdominal_part_of_thoracic_duct
hasPart	thoracic_part_of_thoracic_duct