The bigger spleen makes more oxygen available in their blood for diving. The researchers have published their results in the academic journal Cell. Located close to the stomach, the fist-sized ...

The spleen is a small organ inside your left rib cage, located just above the stomach. It contains numerous blood vessels ...

Don't worry about it. Check this out. The spleen's that soft, purple organ located right behind the stomach and under the lungs. It's about five inches wide and weighs about six ounces.

Surgery to remove the spleen is not a common treatment for hairy cell leukaemia (HCL). The spleen is quite a large organ. In HCL, it sometimes becomes bigger and can cause problems. Chemotherapy ...

He was admitted to Shaknovsky's hospital after an abnormality of the spleen was found. Bryan and his family were convinced by ...

Objectives: To determine normal spleen dimensions in a healthy collegiate athletic population. Methods: 631 Division I collegiate athletes from one university participated in the study. During ...

When the disease affects the splenic artery or vein, the adjacent spleen is often removed. After removal of the end of the pancreas, the remaining portion of the organ functions normally by producing ...

The authors provide general information on morphological, physiological, and behavioral characteristics of the degu, as well as handling, diet, breeding, environmental enrichment, and disease ...