Phenotypic differences between red pulp capillary and sinusoidal endothelia help localizing the open splenic circulation in humans

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 391-398

  Steiniger, Birte ^a   Stachniss, Vitus ^a   Schwarzbach, Hans ^a   Barth, Peter J ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fibroblasts; Human spleen; Microvasculature; Phenotype of capillaries and sinuses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN BLOOD FLOW; STAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAPILLARIES; CHILD; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SPLEEN; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 36248997107     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-007-0320-8     Document Type: Article

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