It has been only recently that scientists come to realize the existence of a lymphatic system within the central nervous system. However, an Italian anatomist had already found and described the system in fine detail over 200 years ago.
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Sandrone, S., Moreno-Zambrano, D., Kipnis, J. et al. A (delayed) history of the brain lymphatic system. Nat Med 25, 538–540 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0417-3
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