Phagocytosis of colloidal carbon in perfused liver of rats and rabbits.
A constant-flow, nonrecirculating system was used to study the extraction efficiency of colloidal carbon in the perfused liver of rats and rabbits. In both species, a diminution in perfusate flow produced an increased extraction efficiency. The extraction efficiency also increased with a decrease in the carbon concentration of the perfusate. In identical conditions regarding the flow rate and carbon concentration, the perfused liver of the rabbits showed a relatively lower phagocytic efficiency than that of the rats.
D000818:Animals; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D003102:Colloids; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
D003102:Colloids; D002244:Carbon