Studies in absorption / B.H. Buxton and J.C. Torrey.

  • Buxton, B. H. (Bertram Henry), 1852-1934.
Date:
1906
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    Part I. — Absorption of particles in suspension. B. H. Buxton and J. C. Torrey. The present communication is the first of a series of papers, all of which deal with the subject of the absorption of substances in suspension from the peritoneal cavity. The ultimate object of the investigation concerns the method by which the organism disposes of bacteria injected into the peritoneum; and each of the papers is so intimately con- nected with the others that no one can be considered com- plete without the other four. The five papers may, there- fore, be regarded as one complete study, and references in one paper may relate to topics discussed in later portions of the study. The papers are : — I. Absorption of inert particles. II. Absorption of bacteria (typhoid). III. The paths of absorption. Function of the diaphragm. IV. The paths of absorption. Function of the omentum (inert particles). V. The paths of absorption. Function of the omentum (typhoid bacilli). I. Absorption of inert particles. — In the present communication we shall confine ourselves to the question of absorption from the peritoneal cavity of guinea-pigs of in- soluble particles, such as lampblack. The subject matter may be divided into two parts: A. Examination of the peritoneal fluid ; B. Examination of the organs. We may say briefly in advance: 1. Some of the particles remain in the peritoneal cavity and are there taken up first by the polynuclear leucocytes and later by the mononuclear macrophages. 2. Some of the particles leave the peritoneal cavity and * Received for publication April 5, 1906.