The Reticuloendothelial System: A Comprehensive Treatise Volume 7B Physiology

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Endocrinelike Activities of the RES....Pages 3-23
Regulation of Complement Synthesis in Mononuclear Phagocytes....Pages 25-46
The Synthesis of Arachidonic Acid Oxygenation Products by Macrophages....Pages 47-66
Lysosomal Hydrolases....Pages 67-93
Macrophage Neutral Proteinases Nature, Regulation, and Role....Pages 95-141
Interferon and Macrophages....Pages 143-168
Leukocytic Endogenous Mediator in Nonspecific Host Defenses....Pages 169-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Evaluation of RES Clearances in Man....Pages 189-222
RES Function in Experimental and Human Liver Disease....Pages 223-246
Regional Phagocytosis in Man....Pages 247-270
Inflammatory Cell Dynamics in Man....Pages 271-288
Fibronectin and Reticuloendothelial Clearance of Blood-Borne Particles Clinical Studies in Septic Shock....Pages 289-312
Front Matter....Pages 313-313
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Macrophages....Pages 315-337
Temperature Regulation and Fever....Pages 339-353
Microcirculatory Regulation and Dysfunction....Pages 355-395
Radiation Effects on Phagocytic Cells of the RES....Pages 397-427
Role of the Reticuloendothelial System in Shock....Pages 429-473
Toxic Oxygen Products in Shock....Pages 475-498
The RES and the Turnover of Circulating Lysosomal Enzymes in Shock....Pages 499-519
Back Matter....Pages 521-533