Autotransplant of spleen tissue in children with schistosomiasis: evaluation of splenic function after splenosis

Autotransplantation of spleen tissue has been done, in the past ten years, in children with schistosomiasis mansoni with bleeding varices. The purposes of this investigation were: (1) to study the morphology and function of the remnant spleen tissue; (2) to quantify the production of tuftsin; and (3...

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Main Authors: Carlos Teixeira Brandt, Dione Tavares Maciel, Oyama Arruda Frei Caneca, Célia Maria Machado Barbosa de Castro, Lenísio Bragante de Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000900017