Cellular changes in the spleen during an induced molt.
Agranulocytes proliferated in spleens of molted hens and both leucocytic and erythrocytic cells exhibited decreased numbers of pyknotic nuclei. These changes were confined to the period when the reproductive tract regressed. It was concluded that there is a relationship between the physiological status during an induced molt and the cellular population of the spleen.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology*