title: Pinniped splenic volumes.
abstract: Splenic volume was measured by computerized axial tomography in three harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and two California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Volumes ranged from 228 to 679 ml, representing 0.8-3.0% of calculated percentage body mass. Despite possible variation in the state of splenic contraction during the examination, these values are in the upper range of reported mammalian splenic volumes (as % of body mass). This reinforces the pinniped splenic erythrocyte storage concept.
authors.affiliation: Physiological Research Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ponganis
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Kooyman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sartoris
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jobsis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001823:Body Composition; D010872:Caniformia / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009929:Organ Size; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed