Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School describe studies showing that the spleen acts as a reservoir for huge numbers of immune cells called monocytes, which it releases in the event of serious trauma.

Researchers uncover spleen's role

03/Aug/2009

Source: The New York Times

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