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The spleen weight of newborn Wistar rats fluctuates between 7 and 8 mg, and the body weight is around 6 g. During the following days and weeks a continuous acceleration in the weight gain of both body and spleen weight sets in, making the curves run parallel. The steepest rise occurs between the 20th and 30th day of life. However, the relative spleen weight, i.e., the percentage of the body weight, increases much more steeply between 1 h and 5 days after birth. Between the 10th and 30th day the weight development is equal. Thereafter the body weight increases comparatively more, lowering the ratio of spleen to body weight again (Fig. 12).
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Grouls, V., Helpap, B. (1982). Results. In: The Development of the Red Pulp in the Spleen. Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 75. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68514-9_5
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