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Microanatomy and Function of the Spleen /

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This publication provides the first comprehensive review of human splenic microanatomy in correlation with up-to-date information on the immunological function of different splenic compartments. The authors provide an inter-species comparison of splenic microstructure in humans and rats to highlight...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steiniger, Birte
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Barth, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2000.
Series:Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology ; 151.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Immunology.
Human anatomy.
Pathology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Microanatomical compartments of the rat spleen
  • Microanatomical compartments of the human spleen.-Function of splenic compartments
  • Recirculation of lymphocytes through the spleen
  • The role of cytokines and chemokines in the development of splenic compartments
  • Unsolved problems of human splenic structure and function
  • Summary
  • References
  • Subject index.