MGI 5.13 - Phenotype Browser

Mammalian Phenotype Browser
Term Detail

MP term:	absent spleen white pulp
Synonym:	absent splenic white pulp
Synonym:	failure of spleen white pulp formation
MP id:	MP:0005046
Definition:	absence of the parenchymatous tissue of the spleen that surrounds splenic blood vessels, consists of compact masses of lymphatic cells and is where foreign material removed from the blood is used to initiate an immune reaction that results in the production of antibodies
Number of paths to term:	2

denotes an 'is-a' relationship
denotes a 'part-of' relationship

mammalian phenotype

hematopoietic system phenotype

abnormal spleen morphology

abnormal spleen white pulp morphology

abnormal metallophilic macrophage morphology

abnormal spleen B cell follicle morphology +

abnormal spleen central arteriole morphology

abnormal spleen marginal sinus morphology

abnormal spleen marginal zone morphology +

abnormal spleen periarteriolar lymphoid sheath morphology

absent spleen white pulp [MP:0005046] (7 genotypes, 7 annotations)

decreased spleen white pulp amount

increased spleen white pulp amount