Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 Neutrophils and host defence: The fight against infection
- 2 The development and structure of mature neutrophils
- 3 The generation and recognition of neutrophil-activating factors: Structure and function of neutrophil receptors
- 4 The cytoskeleton: The molecular framework regulating cell shape and the traffic of intracellular components
- 5 The respiratory burst: The generation of reactive oxygen metabolites and their role in microbial killing
- 6 Neutrophil activation: The production of intracellular signalling molecules
- 7 Neutrophil priming: Regulation of neutrophil function during inflammatory activation
- 8 Disorders of neutrophil function
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 Neutrophils and host defence: The fight against infection
- 2 The development and structure of mature neutrophils
- 3 The generation and recognition of neutrophil-activating factors: Structure and function of neutrophil receptors
- 4 The cytoskeleton: The molecular framework regulating cell shape and the traffic of intracellular components
- 5 The respiratory burst: The generation of reactive oxygen metabolites and their role in microbial killing
- 6 Neutrophil activation: The production of intracellular signalling molecules
- 7 Neutrophil priming: Regulation of neutrophil function during inflammatory activation
- 8 Disorders of neutrophil function
- Index
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- Biochemistry and Physiology of the Neutrophil , pp. 291 - 299Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1994