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- cerning basic aspects of the RES, such as morphology, biochemistry, phylogeny 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:   Nicholas Cohen ,  M. Michael Sigel
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1982 ed.
Weight:   1.850kg
ISBN:  

9780306409288

ISBN 10:   0306409283
Pages:   757
Publication Date:   01 December 1982
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1. Invertebrate Defense Systems: An Overview.- 2. Cellular Defense Systems of the Porifera.- 3. Cellular Defense Systems of the Coelenterata.- 4. Cellular Defense Systems of the Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Sipunculida, and Annelida.- 5. Cellular Defense Systems of the Mollusca.- 6. Cellular Defense Systems of the Arthropoda.- 7. Cellular Defense Systems of the Echinodermata.- 8. Cellular Defense Systems of the Protochordata.- 9. Molecular Basis of Self/Non-self Discrimination in the Invertebrata.- 10. RES Structure and Function of the Fishes.- 11. RES Structure and Function of the Amphibia.- 12. RES Structure and Function of the Reptilia.- 13. RES Structure and Function of the Aves.- 14. Molecular Basis of Self/Non-self Discrimination in the Ectothermic Vertebrates.- 15. Ontogeny of Amphibian Hemopoietic Cells.- 16. Ontogeny of Avian Lymphocytes.- 17. Ontogeny of Mammalian Lymphocytes.- 18. Ontogeny of Immunological Functions in Amphibians.- 19. Ontogeny of RES Function in Birds.- 20. Ontogeny of Cellular Immune Reactivity in the Mouse.- 21. Aging and Functions of the RES.

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