In many areas of experimental biology and medicine, there has been an explosive growth of
interest and research activity. Such growth has resulted in an enormous body of scientific …

Progressive multiple organ failure in association with septic complications in the surgical,
trauma and burn patient is of major clinical importance. Reticuloendothelial system host …

… KAPLAN, AND THOMAS M. SABA. Reference sample method for cardiac output and re…
from I .28 5 1.53 ml/min per g reported by Saba (21) for hepatic sinusoidal flow and 1.71 ml/min …

Human opsonic α 2 -surface binding glyoprotein (α 2 SB-glycoprotein), a molecule having
immunologic identity with an amino acid composition similar to cold-insoluble globulin, is …

Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), one of the major inflammatory cytokines, is known to influence
endothelial cell migration. In this study, we demonstrate that exposure of calf pulmonary …

The time course of immunoreactive and bioassayable opsonic alpha 2-SB glycoprotein (plasma
fibronectin), as well as its relationship to both the extent of injury and development of …

A pronounced depletion of an opsonic protein for hepatic reticuloendothelial (RE) phagocytosis
has been demonstrated in critically ill trauma patients. This opsonic [alpha] 2 surface …

Previous studies on the clearance of intravenously administered platelets have focused
primarily on the long-term survival of platelets rather than the mechanisms responsible for the …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Male Holtzman rats weighing approximately 250-300 g were
maintained on Purina laboratory chow and tap water ad libitum. Whole blood was collected …

Circulating opsonin levels and reticuloendothelial (RE) phagocytic activity were investigated
in anesthetized rats subjected to Noble-Collip drum (NCD) trauma. Reticuloendothelial …