The spleen contains two main regions of tissue called white pulp and red pulp. Red pulp contains venous sinuses (cavities filled with blood) and splenic cords (connective tissues containing red ...

Contrary to prior belief, white blood cells enter the spleen primarily via vessels in the red pulp. The research results contradict ideas regarding how the spleen produces antibodies vital for the ...

The organ even helps maintain the fluid levels in your body. The spleen's two tissue types—red pulp and white pulp—are responsible for separate things. The red pulp, which consists of wide ...

Outdated red blood cells are eliminated in the spleen's red pulp and antibodies are produced in the white pulp. The significance of the spleen for the production of antibodies is central, as ...

Figure 2: During EMH most HSCs localize adjacent to Tcf21 + stromal cells in the red pulp. Figure 4: Endothelial cells are an important source of SCF for EMH in the spleen. Figure 5: SCF from ...