Blood Cells, Rheology, and Aging

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Hemopoiesis as a Model for the “Biological Clock”....Pages 1-12
Red Cell Membrane Skeleton: Assembly and Function....Pages 13-15
Red Cell Membrane Lipids and Aging....Pages 16-28
Red Cell Membrane Proteins, Glycoproteins, and Aging....Pages 29-41
The Effect of Host and Cell Age on the Rat Erythrocyte: Biochemical Aspects....Pages 42-50
The Effect of Host and Cell Age on the Rat and Human Erythrocyte: Cellular and Immunologic Aspects....Pages 51-61
Removal of Old and Abnormal Red Blood Cells from Circulation: Mechanical and Immunologic Mechanisms....Pages 62-72
Mechanism for Elimination of Senescent Red Blood Cells from Circulation....Pages 77-89
The Influence of Piracetam on the Age-Dependent Rate of Phagocytosis (in the Isolated Perfused Rat Liver)....Pages 90-98
Changes in Human Red Cell Mechanics During In Vivo Aging: Possible Influence on Removal of Senescent Cells....Pages 99-112
Age-Related Physiologic and Molecular Changes in the Thymus....Pages 113-121
The Cellular Basis and Clinical Significance of Immune Senescence....Pages 122-126
Regulation of the Immune and Nonimmune Aging Process by the Major Histocompatibility Complex....Pages 127-138
Age-Related Morphologic Changes in Lymphocytes....Pages 139-149
Receptor and Postreceptor Changes During Lymphocyte Aging....Pages 150-157
Mechanism of Red Cell Aggregation....Pages 158-162
Fluidity of Blood of Elderly Patients and Rheologic Therapies....Pages 163-176
Hemostasis, Microcirculation, and Thrombophilia in the Aged....Pages 177-193
Influence of Age, Sex, and Blood Group on Blood Coagulation....Pages 194-200
Fibrinogen in the Aged — Functional and Structural Aspects....Pages 201-214
Back Matter....Pages 215-220