PHGY 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Carbonic Anhydrase, Growth Factor, Blood Vessel

• School: McGill University
• Department: Physiology
• Course: PHGY 209
• Professor: Ann Wechsler

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Or failure to synthesize plasma proteins, e. g. liver disease. Increased capillary permeability: normally, there is very little protein in the isf. If the capillary wall becomes more permeable, some of the plasma proteins escape into the isf where they can exert an oncotic effect. Elephantiasis blockage of lymphatic drainage resulting from parasite (filaria nematode) infestation. Specific plasma protein functions: fibrinogen and some globulins are essential to clotting, -globulins (immunoglobulins) provide specific resistance to infection, albumin and some globulins act as carriers for lipids, minerals, hormones. Each of these has its own stimulants or cytokines. Cytokines substances (proteins or peptides) which are released by one cell and affect the growth, development, and activity of another cell. The cytokines influencing the proliferation and differentiation of blood cell precursors are known as. At the end of the first month, the spleen and the liver take over blood cell production peeks at 4 months. Around that time, the bone marrow takes over.