Is Lymph Equal to Plasma + WBC?

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I know
Blood=plasma+blood corpuscles
blood corpuscles=WBC +RBC+Platelets
plasma=serum+clotting factors

But I am not sure about lymph
is lymph equal to plasma+WBC
i.e lymph=plasma +WBC
 
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I looked at it.But I am still confused.
is lymph equal to plasma+WBC
 
The types of WBC that are in lymph, blood of tissue fluid vary.
 
gracy said:
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But I am not sure about lymph
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Interesting question- it appears the lymphatic system is under-studied. There seems to be a schizophrenic attitude, on one hand it's claimed to be part of the immune system, while on the other it's associated with fluid circulation. The constitution of lymph itself seems to be lymphocytes and macrophages combined with a fairly undefined fluid containing proteins, fats, and salts. I'm not even sure what lymph vessels are made of - endothelial cells?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphatic_endothelium