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A METHOD FOR ASSESSING PHAGOCYTE CLEARANCE RATES IN MAN
Author(s) -
Marshall Villis R,
Ludbrook John
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1975.37
Subject(s) - phagocyte , mononuclear phagocyte system , clearance rate , phagocytosis , clearance , blood stream , intensive care medicine , medicine , immunology , urology
Summary By comparing the clearance rates of ICG and 99m Tc‐sulphur colloid from the blood stream, it has been possible to provide a method for assessing the phagocytic activity of the reticulo‐endothelial system in man.