Blood, 1959, Vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 848-855.
© 1959 American Society of Hematology, Inc.
Lymph Node Reactivity. II. Fetal Lymph Nodes
MAURICE M. BLACK 1 and
FRANCIS D. SPEER 1
1 Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, New York.
A study was made of the progressive development of structure and metalophilia of the axillary nodes obtained from fetuses of various weights. Metalophil
cells were rare in fetuses weighing less than 1000 Gm., while the adult pattern
of metalophilia was not observed until the fetus approached 2000 Gm. The
findings were discussed in terms of their relationships to perinatal death.
Submitted on August 18, 1958
Accepted on December 9, 1958
