Comparatively little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating the development of the spleen and thymus. Considerably more attention has been focused on elucidating the mechanisms regulating ...

Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biology have identified a unique mechanism involved in the aging of the immune ...

Many organs of the body have multiple functions. In fact, it’shard to think of a single-purpose organ. So it is with the spleen. Located above and to the left of thestomach, the spleen is three organs ...

Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biology have identified a unique mechanism involved in the aging of the immune ...

THE number of functions attributed to any organ o*o is often a direct measure of our ignorance as to its real status in the animal economy. The spleen has suffered much from a multiplicity of theories ...

Q-In my day, an athletic injury to the spleen meant that it had to be removed immediately. Just recently, my son`s best friend was hurt but no removal took place. Shouldn`t the spleen have been taken ...

The spleen is a fragile organ that plays an important role in maintaining internal energy, good digestion and stable body weight. The spleen is a fragile organ that plays an important role in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pitted cell counts and Howell-Jolly bodies may be effective biomarkers for splenic function in children with ...

What treatment guidelines should the primary care clinician follow for a patient who has had a splenectomy? I have a 40-year-old patient who lost her spleen following a MVA at 18 years of age. Before ...

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