The parenchymatous tissue network of the spleen that consists of loose plates or cords (sinuses) infiltrated with red blood cells where most of the blood filtration occurs and degenerate erythrocytes are removed from the circulation. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/csmith MP:0002356 ]

Synonyms: splenic red pulp pulpa rubra spleen red pulp red pulp

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Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas

has related synonym

pulpa splenica

id

UBERON:0001250