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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Spleen. | Nov 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - 5 Organs Your Body Can Live Without. | Aug 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Microbiology - Regulation of adaptive immune responses by guiding cell movements in the spleen. | Feb 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minnesota State Pressbooks - Histology Atlas for Anatomy and Physiology - Spleen Β Tutorial. | Jan 14, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Immunity - The Spleen in Local and Systemic Regulation of Immunity. | Aug 20, 2025 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Jun 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Journal of Translational Medicine - The spleen in liver cirrhosis: revisiting an old enemy with novel targets. | Dec 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medscape - Spleen Anatomy. | Oct 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS - Spleen problems and spleen removal. | Sep 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: TeachMeAnatomy - The Spleen. | Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Spleen. | Mar 05, 2024 | ||
| Added media. | Nov 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Spleen. | Oct 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Spleen: Function, Location and Problems. | Aug 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - What does the Spleen do? | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Spleen. | Apr 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Spleen. | Dec 05, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Anatomy of the Spleen. | Sep 20, 2022 | ||
| Added information on splenic cords and macrophages and on the increased risk of certain diseases following splenectomy. | Mar 22, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Parents - Spleen and Lymphatic System. | Apr 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Parents - Spleen and Lymphatic System. | Apr 01, 2014 | ||
| Added information on the ability of the spleen to store large quantities of monocytes and to release these cells in response to severe tissue injury. | Aug 04, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Organs - Spleen. | Dec 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Anatomy Lesson - The Spleen. | Dec 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates - Spleen. | Dec 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: KidsHealth - TeensHealth - Spleen and Lymphatic System. | Aug 10, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Anatomy Lesson - Spleen. | Dec 14, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Teens - Spleen and Lymphatic System. | Dec 14, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mama's Health.com - Spleen. | Dec 14, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Merck Manuals - Consumer Version - Overview of the Spleen. | Dec 14, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 18, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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