RT Book, Section
A1 Kennelly, Peter J.
A1 Murray, Robert K.
A2 Rodwell, Victor W.
A2 Bender, David A.
A2 Botham, Kathleen M.
A2 Kennelly, Peter J.
A2 Weil, P. Anthony
SR Print(0)
ID 1160193568
T1 White Blood Cells
T2 Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 31e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259837937
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160193568
RD 2024/04/16
AB OBJECTIVESAfter  studying  this  chapter,  you  should  be  able  to:Describe  how  white  blood  cells  work  in  concert  to  combat  infection  and  to  trigger  an  inflammatory  response.List  the  basic  steps  in  elimination  of  infectious  microorganisms  by  phagocytosis.Describe  the  role  of  chemotaxis  in  leukocyte  function.List  the  key  components  found  within  the  granules  of  phagocytes  and  basophils  and  describe  their  primary  functions.List  the  reactive  oxygen  species  produced  during  the  respiratory  burst.Explain  the  basis  for  the  physiologic  effects  caused  by  defects  in  the  NADPH  oxidase  system.Explain  the  molecular  basis  of  type  1  leukocyte  adhesion  deficiency.Describe  how  neutrophils  and  eosinophils  entrap  parasites  using  neutrophil  extracellular  traps  (NETs).Describe  the  role  of  the  helper  T  cells  in  the  production  of  new  antibodies.Define  the  term  cytokine  and  describe  the  key  characteristics  of  interleukins,  interferons,  prostaglandins,  and  leukotrienes.