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Res
(redirected from reticuloendothelial system)

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Res
1. A property owned by a trust.

2. In law, a matter about which litigation takes place.

In both cases, the word derives from the Latin word meaning "thing."


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[FIGURE 1a OMITTED] [FIGURE 1b OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Discussion In patients who receive multiple blood transfusions, the excess iron is initially deposited in the reticuloendothelial system of the liver, spleen and bone marrow as well as in the heart and endocrine system.
The disease is characterized by oculocutaneous albinism, platelet storage dysfunction, and lipofuscin deposits in the reticuloendothelial system.
Licorice root essentially has a powerful potentiating effect on the human reticuloendothelial system, the primary line of defense against microorganisms.
 
 
 
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