Uberon definition : the parenchymatous tissue of the spleen that surrounds splenic blood vessels, consists
of compact masses of lymphatic cells and is where foreign material removed from the
blood is used to initiate an immune reaction that results in the production of antibodies;
Uberon synonym : white pulp; spleen white pulp; splenic white pulp;
Uberon Function note : The white pulp contains T cells, B cells and accessory cells. The function of the
white pulp is to mount an immunological response to antigens within the blood. The
white pulp is present in the form of a periarteriolar lymphoid sheath. This sheath
contains B cell follicles and T cells. At the edge of the T zone is a region known
as the marginal zone where larger lymphocytes and antigen presenting dendritic cells
are located. [Wikipedia:White_pulp];
the parenchymatous tissue of the spleen that surrounds splenic blood vessels, consists
of compact masses of lymphatic cells and is where foreign material removed from the
blood is used to initiate an immune reaction that results in the production of antibodies