Preservation of splenic tissue prevents postsplenectomy pulmonary sepsis following bacterial challenge.
D000818:Animals; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013154:Spleen / Q000502:physiology*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods