Preface; Contributors; 1 The Remarkable Neutrophil! Developing a Blueprint for Integrated Cellular Signaling; 2 The Neutrophil Respiratory Burst Oxidase; 3 Novel Neutrophil Receptors and Their Signal Transduction; 4 Mechanisms of Neutrophil Migration; 5 Neutrophils and Apoptosis; 6 Regulation of Neutrophil Functions by Long Chain Fatty Acids; 7 Cytokine Production by Neutrophils; 8 Neutrophils in Viral Infections; 9 Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils and Cancer: Ambivalent Role in Host Defense Against Tumor
Summary
This is a second edition of the book, which presents an overview ofthe most recent findings in the biology of neutrophils. These cellsare critically important for protection against bacterial and viralinfections and have been implicated in anti-tumor response
