Twentieth century practice; an international encyclopedia of modern medical science by leading authorities of Europe and America . s. In twocases of pernicious anaemia I found the isotonicity and , butin other cases it was normal, while in general diseases marked byanaemia (including carcinoma, cirrhosis of the liver, renal affections,and tuberculosis) the variations were trivial. The mechanical ma-nijjulations in the examination exercised a decided influence, and con-gestion of the finger or exposure of the finger to a freezing mixturealways caused diminution of the isotonic strength
Twentieth century practice; an international encyclopedia of modern medical science by leading authorities of Europe and America . s. In twocases of pernicious anaemia I found the isotonicity and , butin other cases it was normal, while in general diseases marked byanaemia (including carcinoma, cirrhosis of the liver, renal affections,and tuberculosis) the variations were trivial. The mechanical ma-nijjulations in the examination exercised a decided influence, and con-gestion of the finger or exposure of the finger to a freezing mixturealways caused diminution of the isotonic strength of the corpuscles. The Leucocytes. The white corpuscles are rounded or spherical cells generallypresenting a slightly granular appearance when examined in thefresh blood. Their size varies from that of a red corpuscle to several 250 STENGEL—DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. times the diameter of the latter. On the addition of weak acetic acidthe protoplasm is cleared and the nucleus (single, polymorphous, ormultiple) appears to Aiew. The white corpuscles are identical withthe lymph corpuscles; their function remains obscure. There is. Fig. 27.—Normal and Patholog-ical Red and White Corpuscles, a, Normal red corpuscles ;cleated red corpuscles; c, Ijinphocytes; d, large mononuclear; c, transitional t>, nu-forms between c and d ; e, transitional formsForms ; g, eosinophiles ; /i, e, transitional neutrophiles ; /, polymorphous little doubt but that they bear important relations to the processes ofmetabolism. Origin (see also Blood Formation).—The source of the whitecorpuscles is undoubtedly the lymphatic glands as well as the otherlymphoid structures, including the bone marrow, the spleen, and thegastro-intestinal lymph follicles. The earliest or youngest leucocytesare small mononuclear cells with comparatively little changes occur in these leucocytes and give rise to someat least of the other forms met with in the blood. The place or themanner in w
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