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The Reticuloendothelial System and Atherosclerosis

Proceedings of an International Symposium on Atherosclerosis and the Reticuloendothelial System, Held in Como, Italy, September 8–10, 1966

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1967

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Editors:
  1. Nicholas R. Di Luzio

    1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Tennessee Medical Units, Memphis, USA

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  2. Rodolfo Paoletti

    1. Institute of Pharmacology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 1)

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Table of contents (44 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Methodology

    1. Application of a Mathematical Model to the Study of RES Phagocytosis in Mice

      • Richard K. Fred, Moris L. Shore
      Pages 1-17

    2. The Use of Radioiodinated Latex Particles for in Vivo Studies of Phagocytosis

      • J. M. Singer, S. Lavie, L. Adlersberg, E. Ende, E. M. Hoenig, Y. Tchorsh
      Pages 18-24

    3. Interaction of Charged Colloids with the RES

      • David J. Wilkins
      Pages 25-33

    4. The Potential Use of Glutaraldehyde-Fixed Liver Cells in the Study of Hepatic Reticuloendothelial and Parenchymal Cell Metabolism

      • N. Baker, M. Cohen
      Pages 34-45

    5. The Function of the Reticuloendothelial System Studied with Isolated Perfused Rat Livers

      • H. Schimassek, J. Helms
      Pages 46-57

    6. Reticuloendothelial Excretion Via the Bronchial Tree

      • T. Nicol, J. L. Cordingley
      Pages 58-62

    7. Kinetics of the Phagocytosis of Repeated Injections of Colloidal Carbon: Blockade, a Latent Period or Stimulation? A Question of Timing and Dose

      • Ernest L. Dobson, Lola S. Kelly, Caroline R. Finney
      Pages 63-73

  4. Factors Influencing and Regulating Activity

    1. The Role of the Environment in Determining the Discriminatory Activity of the Human Phagocytic Cell

      • A. E. Stuart
      Pages 147-162

    2. Some Effects of Divalent Cations on In Vitro Phagocytosis

      • G. V. Metzger, L. J. Casarett
      Pages 163-174

    3. The Engulfing Potential of Peritoneal Phagocytes of Conventional and Germfree Mice

      • E. H. Perkins, P. Nettesheim, T. Morita, H. E. Walburg Jr.
      Pages 175-187

    4. Pharmacological Stimulation and Depression of the Phagocytic Function of the RES

      • Kurt B. P. Flemming
      Pages 188-196

    5. The Action of Some Natural Substances on the RES

      • L. Bolis, R. W. I. Kessel, G. Petti
      Pages 197-202

    6. Effect of Bacillus Calmette Guerin on the Metabolism of Alveolar Macrophages

      • Quentin N. Myrvik, Dolores G. Evanst
      Pages 203-213
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About this book

The circulatory system is usually considered to be composed of tubes of various diameters, characterized by collateral and terminal branches. There is also a tendency to treat blood vessels merely as conducting tubes in which the various structures of the wall act as mechanical pumps wlrich modify their diameter. This is, of course, not so. In fact, we know that blood vessels, and in particular arteries, are organs with personalities of their own and a particular susceptibility to several diseases. In addition, blood vessels differ in structure, according to their localization, and age at differing rates. The experimental work car­ ried out so far clearly confirms the data that have come from spontaneous human pathology; experimentally induced arterial lesions have a definite tendency to appear in certain arteries and not in others, depending on the experimental procedures used, and in each specific artery the lesions appear to have a specific location. We now know that the arterial wall is a metabo­ licallyactive structure, in which a number of enzyme activities have been clearly demonstrated. It possesses a sensitive vasa vasorum apparatus and a specific reactivity to various lesion-inducing stimuli. We must also remember that the arterial wall is in continuous contact with the blood circulating through the endothelial cells lining the vascular bed. It is obvious, therefore, that any variation in the circulating blood mass can modify the morphology as well as the function of the vessel wall.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Tennessee Medical Units, Memphis, USA

    Nicholas R. Di Luzio

  • Institute of Pharmacology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Rodolfo Paoletti

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Reticuloendothelial System and Atherosclerosis

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of an International Symposium on Atherosclerosis and the Reticuloendothelial System, Held in Como, Italy, September 8–10, 1966

  • Editors: Nicholas R. Di Luzio, Rodolfo Paoletti

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7796-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1967

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-7798-6Published: 08 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-7796-2Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 516

  • Topics: Cardiology

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