title: Survival surgery: removal of the spleen or thymus.
abstract: Although for most experiments lymphoid tissue is removed from the freshly sacrificed animal, there are several circumstances which require the surgical removal, under anesthesia, of either the thymus or spleen, and the recovery of the animal for further investigation. This unit describes survival surgery for removal of the adult spleen as well as the adult and neonatal thymus of the mouse.
authors.affiliation: Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.affiliation: Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: L Thomas
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Chin
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D051379:Mice; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology