Collagenase is potentially irreversibly inactivated at pH <5 and reversibly inactivated at pH â¥8.5; activity can be restored by return of pH to 7.4.a. Collagenase can be destroyed by other proteolytic enzymes or by exposure to temperatures >56Â°C.a.
Splenectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your spleen. The spleen is an organ that sits under your rib cage on the upper left side of your abdomen. It helps fight infection and filters unneeded material, such as old or damaged blood cells. The most common reason for splenectomy is to treat a ruptured spleen, often caused by an abdominal injury.
What is the spleen? The spleen is an abdominal organ located near the stomach. The spleen contains two types of tissue, red pulp and white pulp. The main function of the spleen (red pulp) is to filter the blood, removing worn out blood cells and recycling the proteins and iron. It is also a reserve factory for manufacture of blood cells.