Techniques for Splenic Salvage - Department of Surgery at SUNY ...
Techniques for Splenic Salvage - Department of Surgery at SUNY ...
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<strong>Splenic</strong> Function<br />
1. Antibody Production<br />
Encapsul<strong>at</strong>ed Gm +<br />
2. Factors in immune<br />
response: opsonins<br />
complement<br />
activ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
3. Filtr<strong>at</strong>ion: blood cells,<br />
particul<strong>at</strong>e m<strong>at</strong>ters<br />
4. Sequestr<strong>at</strong>ion: RBCs<br />
and pl<strong>at</strong>elets