peritoneal cell types

[Lo Wing Ip Anthony]

Ross S Feldberg (rfeldber at emerald.tufts.edu) wrote:
: Can anyone help a simple biochemist with some physiological information?

: What are the major cell types found in washings from the peritoneal 
: cavity of the male Sprague-Dawley rat? 

Please correct me if I am wrong. I believe they were macrophages and some
of the mesothelial cells lining the cavity. (May be some blood for a
traumatic tap).

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