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The marginated pool
Wolfgang M Kuebler1, Alwin E Goetz
1Institute of Physiology, Free University of Berlin, Germany. kuebler@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Abstract:
The pulmonary circulation harbors a large intravascular reservoir of leukocytes referred to as the Marginated Pool. This marginated pool is balanced by propelling and retaining forces acting on leukocytes during their passage through the pulmonary circulation. The present paper discusses these factors and their underlying mechanisms.