Ebook: Phylogeny and Ontogeny

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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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Invertebrate Defense Systems an Overview....Pages 1-35
Cellular Defense Systems of the Porifera....Pages 37-57
Cellular Defense Systems of the Coelenterata....Pages 59-87
Cellular Defense Systems of the Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Sipunculida, and Annelida....Pages 89-139
Cellular Defense Systems of the Mollusca....Pages 141-166
Cellular Defense Systems of the Arthropoda....Pages 167-255
Cellular Defense Systems of the Echinodermata....Pages 257-282
Cellular Defense Systems of the Protochordata....Pages 283-320
Molecular Basis of Self/Non-self Discrimination in the Invertebrata....Pages 321-391
RES Structure and Function of the Fishes....Pages 393-422
RES Structure and Function of the Amphibia....Pages 423-459
RES Structure and Function of the Reptilia....Pages 461-508
RES Structure and Function of the Aves....Pages 509-540
Molecular Basis of Self/Non-self Discrimination in the Ectothermic Vertebrates....Pages 541-567
Ontogeny of Amphibian Hemopoietic Cells....Pages 569-588
Ontogeny of Avian Lymphocytes....Pages 589-616
Ontogeny of Mammalian Lymphocytes....Pages 617-632
Ontogeny of Immunological Functions in Amphibians....Pages 633-657
Ontogeny of RES Function in Birds....Pages 659-685
Ontogeny of Cellular Immune Reactivity in the Mouse....Pages 687-711
Back Matter....Pages 749-757
Aging and Functions of the RES....Pages 713-748

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Invertebrate Defense Systems an Overview....Pages 1-35
Cellular Defense Systems of the Porifera....Pages 37-57
Cellular Defense Systems of the Coelenterata....Pages 59-87
Cellular Defense Systems of the Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Sipunculida, and Annelida....Pages 89-139
Cellular Defense Systems of the Mollusca....Pages 141-166
Cellular Defense Systems of the Arthropoda....Pages 167-255
Cellular Defense Systems of the Echinodermata....Pages 257-282
Cellular Defense Systems of the Protochordata....Pages 283-320
Molecular Basis of Self/Non-self Discrimination in the Invertebrata....Pages 321-391
RES Structure and Function of the Fishes....Pages 393-422
RES Structure and Function of the Amphibia....Pages 423-459
RES Structure and Function of the Reptilia....Pages 461-508
RES Structure and Function of the Aves....Pages 509-540
Molecular Basis of Self/Non-self Discrimination in the Ectothermic Vertebrates....Pages 541-567
Ontogeny of Amphibian Hemopoietic Cells....Pages 569-588
Ontogeny of Avian Lymphocytes....Pages 589-616
Ontogeny of Mammalian Lymphocytes....Pages 617-632
Ontogeny of Immunological Functions in Amphibians....Pages 633-657
Ontogeny of RES Function in Birds....Pages 659-685
Ontogeny of Cellular Immune Reactivity in the Mouse....Pages 687-711
Back Matter....Pages 749-757
Aging and Functions of the RES....Pages 713-748
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