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Microanatomy and Function of the Spleen

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Authors:
  1. Birte Steiniger

    1. Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie, Marburg, Germany

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  2. Peter Barth

    1. Medizinisches Zentrum für Pathologie, Marburg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 151)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 1-2

  3. Materials and Methods

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 3-8

  4. Microanatomical Compartments of the Rat Spleen

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 9-23

  5. Microanatomical Compartments of the Human Spleen

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 25-44

  6. Function of Splenic Compartments

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 45-63

  7. Recirculation of Lymphocytes Through the Spleen

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 65-67

  8. The Role of Cytokines and Chemokines in the Development of Splenic Compartments

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 69-72

  9. Unsolved Problems of Human Splenic Structure and Function

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 73-80

  10. Summary

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 81-83

  11. References

    • Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth
    Pages 85-97

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 99-101
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5 Function of Splenic Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 5. 1 Splenic White Pulp Compartments during Primary T Cell-Dependent Antibody Responses against Protein Antigens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 5. 1. 1 Priming of CD4+ Helper T Cells by Dendritic Cells in the PALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 5. 1. 1. 1 5. 1. 2 Interaction of Primed CD4+ T Cells with Antigen-Specific B Cells in the PALS and Formation of Extrafollicular Foci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 5. 1. 2. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 5. 1. 3 Formation of Germinal Centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 5. 1. 3. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 5. 1. 4 Localisation of Memory B Cells in the Marginal Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 5. 1. 4. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 5. 2 Function of the Marginal Zone during Primary Antibody Responses against T Cell-Independent Type 2 Antigens . . . . . . . . 57 5. 2. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Function of the Red Pulp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 5. 3 5. 3. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 5. 4 Role of the Spleen in CD8+ Cytotoxic T Cell Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 5. 4. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 The Spleen, Natural Killer Cells 5. 5 and Gamma/Delta T Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 62 5. 5. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 6 Recirculation of Lymphocytes Through the Spleen . . 65 6. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 7 The Role of Cytokines and Chemokines in the Development of Splenic Compartments . . . . . . 69 7. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 8 Unsolved Problems of Human Splenic Structure and Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 VI 8. 1 Arterial Blood Supply to the Splenic Follicles and to the Perifollicular Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 . . . . 8. 1. 1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 8.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie, Marburg, Germany

    Birte Steiniger

  • Medizinisches Zentrum für Pathologie, Marburg, Germany

    Peter Barth

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microanatomy and Function of the Spleen

  • Authors: Birte Steiniger, Peter Barth

  • Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57088-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-66161-0Published: 20 September 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-57088-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0301-5556

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 96

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Immunology, Anatomy, Pathology

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