“…PELS structures have previously been reported in poultry and reptiles that do not have an MZ structure. Ellipsoid and PELS structures replace the MZ function as blood spleen barrier, in animals that do not possess MZ structure (Bao, Li, Wang, Qin, & Xu, ; Neely & Flajnik, ; Sun et al, ; Udroiu & Sgura, ; Zhang et al, ). No previous studies have been reported concerning the existence of PELS structures in mammals.…”