Schweigger-Seidel sheath

Term ID

UBERON:0010174

Synonyms

Definition

A phagocytic sleeve that is part of a sheathed arteriole of the spleen, and is sometimes referred to as a splenic ellipsoid. It is a spindle-shaped thickening in the walls of the second part of the arterial branches forming the penicilli in the spleen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweigger-Seidel_sheath

References

• Schweigger-Seidel:sheath

Ontology

Uberon Ontology