Spleen

spleen
ductless, vascular organ near the stomach
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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spleen cells from a mouse that has been immunized with the desired antigen with
myeloma cells.
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spleen: the site where red blood cells are destroyed; a reserve blood supply for the body.
stamen: the structure of a flower that contains a thin, stemlike filament and an anther.
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spleen An organ that produces lymphocytes and stores erythrocytes.
spongy bone The inner layer of bone; found at the ends of long bones and is less dense than compact bone. Some spongy bone contains red marrow.
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spleen (Frog, Rat)
An important part of the mononuclear phagocyte system, make up of lymphoid tissue. It stores excess red blood cells, destroys old cells, and is capable of acting as a reservoir holding 20-30% of all blood cells.
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lien The spleen.
life expectancy The average number of years lived by a group of individuals after reaching a given age; the probable number of years of survival for an individual of a given age.
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Gaucher disease (GD; enlarged liver and spleen, bone degeneration)
Inherited breast and ovarian cancer* (BRCA 1 and 2; early-onset tumors of breasts and ovaries) ...
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To produce monoclonal antibodies, one removes B-cells from the spleen or lymph nodes of an animal that has been challenged with the antigen.
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To produce monoclonal antibodies, one removes B-cells from the spleen of an animal that has been challenged with the antigen. These B-cells are then fused with myeloma tumor cells that can grow indefinitely in culture (myeloma is a B-cell cancer).
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By doing that, they basically allow T-cells to bump into them as they travel around the body or go to specific immune sites such as the spleen or the lymph nodes. T-cells then get to see these small fragments of anything they've eaten.
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A cell resulting from the fusion of a spleen cell and myeloma cell. These cells can be cloned and maintained indefinitely in cell culture and produce monoclonal antibodies.
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A human disease caused by failure of lymphocytes to die once they have finished doing their job. As a result, the spleen and lymph nodes grow large, and immune cells may attack the body's own tissues, a condition known as autoimmunity.
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Melancholia black bile: one of the four humors of which people used to think the body was composed and which they thought was produced by the spleen
(melano = black; choler = bile anger) ...
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mesoderm -- In animals with three tissue layers (i.e. all except sponges and cnidarians), the middle layer of tissue, between the ectoderm and the endoderm. In vertebrates, for instance, the mesoderm forms the skeleton, muscles, heart, spleen, ...
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