The Development of the Red Pulp in the Spleen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 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.
• 5.2 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.