The Neutrophil: Cellular Biochemistry and Physiology

The Significance of Stimulus-Response Coupling in the Neutrophil for Physiology and Pathology. Characteristics and Mechanisms of Secretion by Neutrophils. Biophysics of Leukocytes: Neutrophil Chemotaxis; Characteristics and Mechanisms. The Molecular Mechanism of Oxygen Reduction by the Neutrophil Oxidase. Mobilization, Metabolism, and Bio-logical Effects of Eicosanoids in Polymorphonuclear Leuko-cytes. The Cortical Actin Filament Network of Neutrophil Leukocytes during Phagocytosis and Chemotaxis. The Role of Inositol Phospholipid Metabolism and Diacylglycerol Produc-tion in Neutrophil Signal Transduction. Role of Calcium in Neutrophil Activation. Ca2+-Dependent and Independent Mecha-nisms in Neutrophil Activation; Roles of Kinase-C, Diacyl-glycerol, and Unidentified Intracellular Messengers. Ion Transport in Phagocytes. Index.