Liver phagocytosis in late stages of lethal canine endotoxin shock. A patho-morphological study.
Liver phagocytosis was studied by means of electron microscopy in late stages of lethal canine endotoxin shock. A massive phagocytic activity was found within hepatic macrophages. The phagocytosed material found within Kupffer cells consisted of red cells, red-cell fragments, platelets, a fibrin-like material and damaged polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Red cells and red-cell fragments seemed to constitute the major part of the material involved.
D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004285:Dogs; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007728:Kupffer Cells / Q000502:physiology; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000503:physiopathology*