The Development of the Red Pulp in the Spleen [Paperback]

1 Introduction.- 2 Autoradiography with 3H-Thymidine.- 2.1 Semithin-Section Autoradiography.- 3 Material and Methods.- 3.1 Development of Spleen and Body Weight.- 3.2 Autoradiographic Investigations on the Red Pulp of Rats of Different Age Groups.- 3.3 Cell Kinetic Studies on the Red Pulp of Newborn Rats.- 3.4 Autoradiographic and Histologic Technique.- 4 Cytology and Definition of the Red Pulp Cells.- 5 Results.- 5.1 The Anatomic Development of the Postnatal Spleen.- 5.1.1 The Development of Spleen and Body Weight..- 5.1.2 The Histologic Development of the Red Pulp.- 5.2 Analysis of Hematopoietic and Stromal Cells in the Red Pulp of Differently Aged Rats.- 5.3 The Proliferative Pattern of Hematopoietic and Stromal Cells in the Red Pulp of Differently Aged Rats.- 5.4 Cell Kinetics of the Red Pulp in Newborn Rats.- 6 Discussion.- 6.1 Classification and Frequency of Hematopoietic and Stromal Cells in the Red Pulp of Differently Aged Rats.- 6.2 The Proliferative Activity of Hematopoietic and Stromal Cells in the Red Pulp of Differently Aged Rats.- 6.3 Cell-Kinetic Studies on the Red Pulp of Newborn Rats.- 7 Closing Remarks.- 8 Summary.- References.Springer Book Archives