The Biology of the Blood-Cells

The Biology of the Blood-Cells presents a critical review of relationships between changes in the blood-forming organs and the blood picture. The book discusses the minute morphology of various blood-cells; the fundamental basis of hemopoiesis of human; and the purpose of the bone marrow as a red-cell factory. Some of the topics covered in the text are the structures of lymphocytes; the production and functions of neutrophile leucocyte; and the chemical characters of cells. The description of megakaryocyte; the proliferation of cells in the bone marrow; and the metaplastic and allied changes in the bone-marrow are also covered. The book further discusses the development of erythroblast cells; the characteristics of erythrocytes; and the description of reticular substance. The text then looks into the changes in the hemoglobin content and the comparative morphology of the red cells. A chapter is devoted to the metaplastic, metahyperplastic, and aplastic phenomena of erythropoiesis.

The book can provide useful information to hematologists, doctors, students, and researchers.

Introduction I.—On the Primordial Blood-Cell Section I.—The Primordial Cell Section II.—The Primordial Cell (Continued) Section III.—The Primordial Cell (Concluded) II.—On the Red Blood-Cell Section I.—The Bone-Marrow as a Red-cell Factory Section II.—The Erythroblastic Line of Development Section III.—The Life History of the Red Blood-Corpuscle in the Blood-Stream Section IV. The Metaplastic, Metahyperplastic, and Aplastic Phenomena of Erythropoiesis III.—On the Lymphocyte Section I.—The Factories of the Lymphocyte Section II.—The Lymphoblastic Line of Development Section III.—The Lymphocyte of the Blood-Stream Section IV.—The Fate of the Lymphocyte IV.—On the Large Mononuclear Leucocyte Section I.—On the Structure of the Pulpar Tissue Section II.—On the Large Mononuclear Leucocyte of the Blood-Stream Section III.—The Pulpar Cell and Its Cytoplasias V.—On the Neutrophile Leucocyte Section I.—Bone-marrow as a White-Cell Factory Section II.— The Life-History of the Neutrophile Leucocyte up to the Time of Its Birth into the Blood-Stream Section III.—The Life-cycle of the Blood-Mature Leucocyte Section IV.—The Cytoplasias of the Leucopoietic Tissues VI.—On Certain Phlogocytes Section I.—Aberrant Abortive Haemopoiesis Section II.—The Eosinophile Cell Section III.—The Mast Cell Section IV.—The Plasma Cell Section V.—The Clasmatocyte Section VI.—The Cytoplastic Inter-Relations between the Various Phlogocytes VII.—The Cytoplastic Phenomena of Blood-Forming Tissues Section I.—Metaplasia in General Section II.—Special Examples of Metaplasia in Hemopoietic Tissues Section III.—Survey of the Hyperplastic, Metaplastic, Metahyperplastic, and Allied Processes in the Pulpar and Follicular Tissues Abbreviations Employed References to the Literature Glossary of Hematological Terms General Index Index of Diseases