title: The role of the spleen in immunity and infection.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000503:physiopathology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000276:immunology*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014405:Tuftsin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D014405:Tuftsin