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Spleen

Known as: Splen, spleno, Reticuloendothelial System, Spleen 
An organ that is part of the hematopoietic and immune systems. It is composed of the white pulp and the red pulp and is surrounded by a capsule. It… 
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Corticomedullary organLymphoid Tissue

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Economie rurale et société dans l'Europe franque (VIe-IXe siècles), fondements matériels, échanges et lien social
Dans les societes du Haut Moyen Âge, la principale source de pouvoir et de richesse etait la terre. Neuf hommes sur dix etaient… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Suppression of the vitro humoral immune response of mouse splenocytes by benzo(a)pyrene metabolites and inhibition of benzo(a)pyrene-induced immunosuppression by alpha-naphthoflavone.
Several investigators have demonstrated that the humoral immune response of mice and splenocyte cultures was suppressed with… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Influence of host genes on resistance of inbred mice to lethal infection with Salmonella typhimurium.
Salmonella typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever, is avirulent for mice. The parenteral 50% lethal dose (LD50) of S. typhi… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Enhanced interleukin activity following asbestos inhalation.
Asbestos inhalation can cause pulmonary fibrosis and is associated with a variety of immunological abnormalities. The purpose of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Destruction of Trypanosoma cruzi by Natural killer cells.
Mice infected with trypanosoma cruzi or stimulated with poly(inosinic.cytodylic acid) were found to possess splenic and… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Legionnaires' pneumonia after intratracheal inoculation of guinea pigs and rats.
We have developed a model of legionnaires' pneumonia in guinea pigs and rats. A reproducible population of Legionella pneumophila… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
PENTOBARBITAL SODIUM ANESTHESIA IN THE DOG.
Studies have been done in the dog to determine some of the circulatory effects of anesthetic amounts of pentobarbital sodium. The… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
The Incidence and Significance of Iron-containing Granules in Human Erythrocytes and their Precursors
The iron in haemoglobin cannot normally be detected in the erythrocytes of healthy human adults by means of a staining technique… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
Direct splenic arterial and venous blood studies in the hypersplenic syndromes before and after epinephrine.
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
The nature of splenic sympathin