title: Peritoneal host defense mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Renal Division, Baxter Healthcare, McGaw Park, Illinois 60085, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000276:immunology*; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000276:immunology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines