Blood Cells and Plasma Proteins: Their State in Nature.

Abstract

This book records a series of seminars on the physical chemical characteristics and biological properties of blood and plasma. The book is divided into seven sections covering the formed and fluid parts of human blood; their discovery, characterization, and classification according to physical properties and chemical interactions; factors concerned with blood coagulation; components of human blood concerned with immunity; erythrocytes; leukocytes; enzymes of the plasma; and lipoproteins and glycoproteins of blood and tissues. The subjects are discussed by a number of authorities, and many charts, tables, and diagrams illuminate the text. The material in this volume is highly important in view of the increasing use of various fractions of human blood in the practice of medicine. The inclusion of historical background in some of the sections, particularly in that presented by E. J. Cohn, is commendable. Part of the material is highly technical and is meaningful primarily to those who