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Effects of acute malnutrition on lymphoid and hematopoietic organs. The effects of acute malnutrition on the thymus, lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow are shown. Note that observations for the spleen and lymph node are based largely on data from animal studies. The effect of malnutrition on the immune and hematopoietic functions of the liver has not been investigated.
