Term Name: Schweigger-Seidel sheath
Synonyms:
Definition: A phagocytic sleeve that is part of a sheathed arteriole of the spleen, and is sometimes referred to as a splenic ellipsoid. It is a spindle-shaped thickening in the walls of the second part of the arterial branches forming the penicilli in the spleen
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0010174]

Relationships
is part of: arteriole spleen
is a type of: mesoderm-derived structure organ part