Preferred Label : splenic sinusoid;
Uberon definition : wide vessels in the spleen that drain into trabecular veins[WP].;
Uberon synonym : sinusoidal blood vessel of spleen;
Uberon related term : sinusoid of red pulp of spleen;
Uberon Taxon note : Whereas man and the rat are in the 'sinusal' group, the mouse belongs in the 'nonsinusal'
group. The red pulp of spleens of rat, dog, man, and many other mammals contains an
elaborate plexus of sinuses; that of mouse, cat, pig and others has no true sinuses
and relatively few veins leading from the meshes into collecting veins - http://www.informatics.jax.org/greenbook/chapters/chapter13.shtml;
Origin ID : 0003910;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- part of
wide vessels in the spleen that drain into trabecular veins[WP].
