White Blood Cells: Morphology and Rheology as Related to Function

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Analysis of White Blood Cell Deformation....Pages 1-10
Viscoelastic Properties of Leukocytes in Passive Deformation....Pages 11-20
Human Leukocytes in the Active State....Pages 21-31
Mechanical Behavior of Leukocytes in the Passive and Active States (Commentary)....Pages 32-37
Viscoelastic Properties of Normal and Pathologic Human Granulocytes and Lymphocytes....Pages 38-45
Rheology of Leukocyte Suspensions....Pages 46-56
Rheological Mechanisms Contributing to WBC-Margination....Pages 57-65
Flow Behavior of White Blood Cells in Vitro and in Vivo (Commentary)....Pages 66-68
The Anatomical Features of Leukocyte Egress into the Marrow Sinus....Pages 69-77
Movement of Leukocytes in Flowing Blood....Pages 78-81
The Relationship between Leukocyte and Erythrocyte Velocity in Arterioles....Pages 82-88
Leukocyte Plugging of Capillaries in Vivo ....Pages 89-98
Leukocyte Motion in the Microcirculation (Commentary)....Pages 99-102
 In Vitro Measurement of Leukocyte Adhesiveness....Pages 103-112
Adhesion of Granulocytes to Human Cultured Endothelial Cells....Pages 113-122
In Vitro Methods for Quantification of Granulocyte Adhesiveness (Commentary)....Pages 123-126
Substratum Adhesion and the Movement of Neutrophil Leucocytes....Pages 127-133
The Role of Blood Flow in the Distribution of Lymphocytes and Lymphoblasts in Vivo ....Pages 134-144
Locomotion and Adhesion of Neutrophils and the Role of Blood Flow in Lymphocyte Migrations: Commentary....Pages 145-149
Increased Vascular Permeability Following Interaction between Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils and Vascular Endothelial Cells....Pages 150-157
Leucocyte Locomotion on Two-Dimensional Surfaces and in Three-Dimensional Matrices....Pages 158-166
Cell — Surface Interactions: Effects on Vascular Permeability and on WBC Locomotion (Commentary)....Pages 167-169