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THE reticulo-endothelial system comprises groups of cells situated in various parts of the body having the ability to take up particulate and colloidal matter. The cells of this system, which have an intimate relationship with the circulation, are to be found mainly in the liver and spleen, from which organs about 95 per cent of intravenously injected particulate material may be recovered1 and of this amount we have found in mice that the spleen contains less than 5 per cent.
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NICOL, T., BILBEY, D. & WARE, C. Effect of Splenectomy on the Phagocytic Activity of the Reticulo-Endothelial System. Nature 182, 534–535 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182534b0
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