Preferred Label : Schweigger-Seidel sheath;
Uberon definition : A phagocytic sleeve that is part of a sheathed arteriole of the spleen, and is sometimes
referred to as a splenic ellipsoid. It is a spindle-shaped thickening in the walls
of the second part of the arterial branches forming the penicilli in the spleen;
Origin ID : 0010174;
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A phagocytic sleeve that is part of a sheathed arteriole of the spleen, and is sometimes
referred to as a splenic ellipsoid. It is a spindle-shaped thickening in the walls
of the second part of the arterial branches forming the penicilli in the spleen