Overview

This comprehensive treatise on the reticuloendothelial system is a project jointly shared by individual members of the Reticuloendothelial (RE) Society and bio­ medical scientists in general who are interested in the intricate system of cells and molecular moieties derived from these cells which constitute the RES. It may now be more fashionable in some quarters to consider these cells as part of what is called the mononuclear phagocytic system or the lymphoreticular system. Nevertheless, because of historical developments and current interest in the subject by investigators from many diverse areas, it seems advantageous to present in one comprehensive treatise current information and knowledge con­ of the RES, such as morphology, biochemistry, phylogeny cerning basic aspects and ontogeny, physiology, and pharmacology as well as clinical areas including immunopathology, cancer, infectious diseases, allergy, and hypersensitivity. It is anticipated that by presenting information concerning these apparently heterogeneous topics under the unifying umbrella of the RES attention will be focused on the similarities as well as interactions among the cell types constitut­ ing the RES from the viewpoint of various disciplines. The treatise editors and their editorial board, consisting predominantly of the editors of individual vol­ umes, are extremely grateful for the enthusiastic cooperation and enormous task undertaken by members of the biomedical community in general and especially by members of the American as well as European and Japanese Reticuloendothe­ lial Societies.

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Author:   Anthony J. Sbarra
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.990kg
ISBN:  

9781461591368

ISBN 10:   1461591368
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   21 January 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Biochemical and Biological Aspects of Leukocyte Chemotactic Factors.- 2. Attachment and Recognition Factors in the Interaction between Microbes and Mononuclear Phagocytes.- 3. Biochemistry and Physiology of Tuftsin Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg.- 4. Carbohydrate Metabolism.- 5. Lipid Metabolism by Phagocytic Cells.- 6. Glutathione Metabolism in Leukocytes.- 7. Metabolic Changes Accompanying Phagocytosis.- 8. The Oxidative Metabolism of Monocytes.- 9. Myeloperoxidase.- 10. Characteristics of Myeloperoxidase from Neutrophils and Other Peroxidases from Different Cell Types.- 11. Myeloperoxidase-Mediated Cytotoxic Systems.- 12. Free-Radical Production by Reticuloendothelial Cells.- 13. The Role of Oxygen Radicals in Microbial Killing by Phagocytes.- 14. Oxygen-Independent Antimicrobial Systems in Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes.- 15. Antimicrobial Functions of Phagocytes and Microbial Countermeasures.- 16. Biochemical Defects of Polymorphonuclear and Mononuclear Phagocytes Associated with Disease.

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