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Embryologically, the spleen develops from mesenchymal cells between the two mesothelial layers of the mesogastrium. These cells form the splenic pulp, the supporting connective tissue structures, and the capsule of the spleen. The primitive artery penetrates a lobulated embryonic spleen, and arterioles branch through the connective tissue into the splenic sinusoids. Continued growth and formation occurs during fusion of the splenic lobules.
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Ito, K., Mitchell, D.G. (2000). The Spleen in Hematologic Disorders. In: De Schepper, A.M., Vanhoenacker, F. (eds) Medical Imaging of the Spleen. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57045-2_5
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