Phagocytosis of human blood leukocytes: a simple micromethod.
A simple micromethod for testing human blood leukocyte phagocytosis employing synthetic hydrophilic particles based on 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate is described. The normal level of phagocytosing leukocytes in healthy children was 20.1 +/- 2.7%, and in healthy adult donors 34.3 +/- 6.1%. The method was found suitable for routine testing in both clinical and laboratory practice.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology; D010587:Phagocytosis
D008689:Methacrylates; C005044:hydroxyethyl methacrylate