RT Journal Article
T1 The fish spleen
A1 Zapata González, Agustín Gregorio
AB In the present study, we review the structure and function of fish spleen with special emphasis on its condition in Elasmobranchs, Teleosts and Lungfish. Apart from the amount of splenic lymphoid tissue, the histological organization of the organ ensures the existence of areas involved in antigen trapping, the ellipsoids, and exhibit numerous melano-macrophages which appear isolated or forming the so-called melano-macrophage centres. An extensive discussion on the functional significance of these centres conclude that they are mere accumulations of macrophages consequence of tissue homeostasis rather than primitive germinal centres, as proposed by some authors.
PB Elsevier
SN 1050-4648
YR 2023
FD 2023-12-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103630
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103630
LA eng
NO 2023 Acuerdos transformativos CRUE
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 jun 2025