The number of altered sinuses was related to the size of the spleen. The pseudosinuses were larger than normal sinuses and usually also larger than altered sinuses. One of the two types seemed to be derived from ruptured Billroth's cords and entailed spaces of irregular size and shape bounded...
(a) What is the structure of the Spleen? (b) What is the function of the spleen? Spleen: The spleen is a purplish, fist-sized organ in the left upper side of the abdomen located within the rib cage and behind the stomach. It has important immune and lymphatic func...
The detection of a spleen focus-forming virus neoantigen by lymphocyte-mediated cytolysis The existence of a nonvirion tumor-associated cell surface antigen (TASA) on cells transformed with Friend (FLV) on Rauscher (RLV) leukemia virus has been difficult to demonstrate. Antisera raised against ...
The spleen is a large, encapsulated, bean-shaped organ that is situated on the left side of the body below the diaphragm. The spleen contains T and B lymphocytes as well as many phagocytes and is a major component of the mononuclear phagocyte system. Although the structure resembles that of...
Buckley, P.J., Smith, M.R., Broverman, M.F. and Dickson, S.A.: Human spleen contains phenotypic subsets of macrophages and dendritic cells that occupy discrete microanatomic locations. Am. J. Pathol.128: 505–520, 1987. PubMedCASGoogle Scholar ...
(a) What is the structure of the Spleen? (b) What is the function of the spleen? What are the different functions of the dermal structures? Describe the structure and function of basophil cells. The lymphatic system is extremely important for normal body functioning, what is its function?
1. The spleen is divided into segmental zones or lobes, corresponding to the branches of the arteria lienalis which enter it. These zones are at once arterial and nervous units. 2. The scheme of subdivision of the splenic nerve corresponds to these segmental zones, and stimulation of a ...
Lymphatic system, network of vessels and other tissues, including the tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that maintains fluid balance and fights infection. Extracellular fluid in the lymphatic system is known as lymph. Lymph contains disease-fighting cells cal
The human body is the physical substance of the human organism. Characteristic of the vertebrate form, the human body has an internal skeleton with a backbone, and, as with the mammalian form, it has hair and mammary glands. Learn more about the composit
The histopathology of the human spleen can only be properly interpreted with sufficient knowledge of the structure of the normal spleen. Since postmortem specimens are often difficult to study because of autolytic changes and since the numbers of splenectomies are decreasing, most pathologists regard ...