Organ or Tissue Function
spleen development
spleen de·vel·op·ment
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Human Spleen Development involves formation of the spleen, initially as a long strip of cells adjacent to the forming stomach, from mesoderm in the dorsal mesogastrium. Initially an important organ for hematopoiesis (but lost with development), migration of lymphoid precursor cells into the spleen primordium leads to a gradual conversion of the spleen to an organ of the immune system.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the spleen over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The spleen is a large vascular lymphatic organ composed of white and red pulp, involved both in hemopoietic and immune system functions.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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