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Tabla de Contenidos: “…7: Spurious Counts and Spurious Results on Hematology Analyzers: Platelets8: Spurious Counts and Spurious Results on Hematology Analyzers: White Blood Cells, Red Blood Cells, Hemoglobin, Red Cell Indices, and Reticulocytes; 9: Evaluation of Hematology Analyzers; 10: Flow Cytometric Specimen Collection, Processing, and Reporting; 11: Validation and Quality Control in Clinical Flow Cytometry; 12: A New Paradigm for Cytometric Analysis; 13: Sample Collection, Processing, and Storage for Molecular Genetic Testing; 14: Development of Amplification-Based Molecular Genetic Testing in Hematology…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Iron (Fe) overloadTransfusion haemosiderosis; 3 White blood cell abnormalities; Neutrophilia; Neutropenia; Lymphocytosis and lymphopenia; Eosinophilia; Basophilia and basopenia; Monocytosis and monocytopenia; Mononucleosis syndromes; 4 Leukaemia; Acute myeloblastic leukaemia (AML); Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML); Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL); Cell markers in chronic lymphoproliferative disorders; Prolymphocytic leukaemia (PLL); Hairy cell leukaemia and variant; Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL); Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…[et al.] -- Phagocytic white blood cells / Farhad Ravandi and Ronald Hoffman -- Haemopoietic growth factors / Jenny Byrne and Nigel Russell -- Lysosomal storage disorders / Atul Mehta and Derralynn Hughes -- Normal lymphocytes and non-neoplastic lymphocyte disorders / Mark Drayson and Paul Moss -- The spleen / S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Biologic Rhythms in the Number and Function of White Blood Cells -- Biologic Rhythms in Cytokines and Their Inhibitors -- Biologic Rhythmicity of the Humoral Immune Response -- Potential Clinical Relevance of Biologic Rhythms in Immune Function -- Factors That Interact with Circadian Rhythms in Immune Function -- Chronopharmacology and Chronotherapeutics -- Effects of Other Stressors on Immune Function -- Extremes of Temperature -- Exposure to High Altitude -- Sleep Deprivation -- Emotional Stress -- Smoking and Environmental Pollutants -- Effects of Combined Stressors -- SUMMARY -- References -- 2 Committee Responses to Questions -- RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS POSED BY THE ARMY -- Technical Issues -- Methodologic Issues -- References -- 3 Committee Conclusions and Recommendations -- CONCLUSIONS -- General Health Status -- Nutritional Status -- Nutritional Supplements -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Optimizing General Health Status -- Optimizing Nutritional Status -- Nutritional Supplement Use -- Research Methodology -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- References -- II STAGE SETTING: THE MILITARY SITUATION -- 4 Why Is the Army Interested in Nutrition and Immune Function? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Biomaterials -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Author Bio -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Cell Biology -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Cell Composition and Make-Up -- 1.2.1 The Nucleus -- 1.2.2 The Endoplasmic Reticulum, ER -- 1.2.3 Mitochondria -- 1.2.4 The Golgi Apparatus -- 1.2.5 Cell Structure -- 1.2.6 The Membrane Structure: Phospholipids -- 1.2.7 Receptors -- 1.3 Cell Classifications -- 1.3.1 Stem Cells -- 1.3.2 Differentiated Cells and Other Classifications -- 1.4 Cells Associated With Specific Organs and Systems -- 1.4.1 Cells Found in Blood -- 1.4.1.1 Platelets -- 1.4.1.2 Red Blood Cells (RBCs or Erythrocytes) -- 1.4.1.3 White Blood Cells: Monocytes and Neutrophils -- 1.5 Cells Found with the Nervous System -- 1.6 Cells Found in Fibrous, Bony, and Cartilage Connective Tissues -- 1.7 Reclassifying Cells Based on Organ Function and Physiology -- 1.7.1 Endothelial Vs Urothelial Cells -- 1.7.2 Metabolic Cells Found in the Pancreas -- 1.7.3 Metabolic Cells Found in the Liver -- 1.7.4 Sentry Cells -- 1.8 Observation of Cell Size and Morphology: Microscopy -- 1.9 Bacterial Cell Types -- 1.10 Conclusions -- 1.11 Problems -- References -- 2 Cell Expression: Proteins and Their Characterization -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Protein Molecular Weight -- 2.3 Protein Polydispersity -- 2.4 Biochemical Determination of Molecular Weight -- 2.5 Protein Thermodynamics -- 2.6 Typical Proteinaceous Polymers -- 2.6.1 Collagen -- 2.6.2 Keratin -- 2.6.3 Elastin -- 2.6.4 Albumin -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 2.8 Problems -- References -- Further Reading -- 3 Bones and Mineralized Tissues -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Cortical Bone -- 3.2.1 Cortical Bone Anatomy -- 3.2.2 The 3.4.2: Haversian System -- 3.2.3 Composition and Properties of Cortical Bone -- 3.3 Cancellous (Spongy Bone) -- 3.3.1 Anatomy of Spongy Bone…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Characteristics of immune system -- 8.6.1. White blood cells -- 8.6.2. Antibodies -- 8.6.3. Complement system -- 8.6.4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Electrophoretic characterization of lymphocyte separated on Percoll density gradients / Enrichment of chicken peripheral blood B lymphocytes by preparative free flow electrophoresis / A method of analysing a polymodal histogram of electrophoretic mobility / Malignant transformation - cell characterization in leukemia -- Differences in the electrophoretic mobilities of pigmented and non-pigmented melanoma cells / Electrophoresis of mouse leukocytes and leukemia cells / Application of the cell electrophoresis for characterisation of leukemic cells / Electrophoretic mobility distribution of cells in leukemia / Electrophoretic mobility distributions and membrane phenotypes of some hemopoietic cell lines and fresh leukemic cells / Electrophoresis of leukemic white blood cells with Lazypher / Cell electrophoretic and size distribution investigations of thrombocytes of patients with acute leukemia and hemorrhagic diathesis / Influence of exogenic factors: radiation, stress, antibodies, drugs, mitogens -- Cell electrophoretic mobility as an aid to study biological systems / The biochemical and morphologic blood analysis and electrophoretic behaviour of rat erythrocytes after gamma irradiation / Electrophoretic mobility of erythrocytes from gamma - or alpha-irradiated rats protected by adeturone / The use of the electrophoretic microscope PARMOQUANT 2 for the investigation of erythrocytes in dynamics in the therapy of patients with psoriasis / Effect of ultraviolet irradiation on electrophoretic behaviour of red blood cells / Stress induced alterations in electrophoretic and morphological properties of thymus cells / Erythrocyte electrophoretic mobility and its membrane state in conditions of adrenalin stress / Some aspects of cell electrophoresis application in immunological investigations / Application of antibodies to cell electrophoresis / In vitro differential effects of chlorpromazine on the surface charge of murine T cell subsets / Purification of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes by preparative electrophoresis / Microelectrophoresis of epithelial cells and lymphocytes / Monitoring of ATG production using cell electrophoresis / Cell electrophoretic detection of pregnancy factors / Isolation of cationic proteins from bovine allantoic fluid - A preliminary study of their biological properties / Preliminary investigation of the effect of chinese herbs on lymphocyte stimulation by cell electrophoresis / The variation in the electrophoretic mobility of erythrocytes after massive blood replacement by "Perftoran" / The application of cell electrophoresis to the production of erythrocyte diagnostic preparations / Electrophoretic mobility, ecto-ATPase activity and mitotic rate of thymocytes after treatment of mice with immunosuppressive drugs / On the sensitivity of several indicators of cytotoxic drug effects of thymocytes in vitro / Discrimination between functional and non-functional ConA-receptors by means of cell electrophoresis / Mechanism of cell charge alteration of T lymphocytes after ConA stimulation / The effect of peanut agglutinin on the electrophoretic mobility of lymphocyte populations / Phytohaemagglutinin-induced changes of electrophoretic mobility and functional activity of PEA chloroplasts / Cell electrophoretic detection of the influence of transfer factor on trypsinated T lymphocytes / Detection of multiple sclerosis -- Family studies in multiple sclerosis: Frequency amongst relatives of a proband / Multiple sclerosis: Diagnosis by He-Ne laser irradiation of erythrocytes / Laser Cytopherometry in multiple sclerosis / Detection of lymphokines: methodical aspects, cancer, renal transplantation, drugs -- The macrophage electrophoretic mobility test : Clinical applications: A guide / Enrichment and characterization of the macrophage slowing factor released by mononuclear blood cells upon contact with CEA or teratoma - derived proteins / Characterization of the phytohaemagglutinin-induced macrophage slowing factor (PHA-MSF) / Failure of the MEM test for cancer diagnosis / Long-time study in melanoma patients with TAA-melanoma and PPD 8 years after primary operation by MEM-test / Investigation of obliterative vascular diseases with the PARMOQUANT 2 / The transfer of cellular immunity in the in vitro MEM test by immune RNA isolated from guinea-pigs immunized with basic protein of human glioma / Alteration of electrophoretic mobility of guinea pig peritoneal macrophages by carrageenan / The tanned erythrocyte electrophoretic mobility (TEEM) test…”