Splenic

... parameters and I am thinking about spleen as blood reservoir organ. However, I have no idea what parameter I can use of the spleen. I list about splenic morphometry (mass, volume), splenic RBC count, splenic hematocrit, and red pulp investigation (I have no idea what I will do for red pulp!). ...

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... eliminated from circulation by the reticuloendothelial system (RES), largely by sequestration in the spleen [16]. But Merril et al [27] found that splenic capture could be greatly eliminated by the serial passage of phage through the circulations of mice to isolate mutants that resist sequestration. ...

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... fulminant sepsis; subclinically, it may last for a long period13. The most common manifestations are bacteriemia; pneumonitis; pulmonary, splenic, hepatic, and cutaneous abscesses and, more rarely, osteomyellitis, lymphadenitis and a chronic granulomatous disease, in individuals that present ...

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