PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - O Fakhri AU - H Al-Mondhiry AU - U N Rifaat AU - M A Khalil AU - A M Al-Rawi TI - Output of peritoneal cells during peritoneal dialysis. AID - 10.1136/jcp.31.7.645 DP - 1978 Jul 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 645--647 VI - 31 IP - 7 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/31/7/645.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/31/7/645.full SO - J Clin Pathol1978 Jul 01; 31 AB - Peritoneal dialysis provides a good source for the collection of macrophages. Six patients with chronic renal failure undergoing peritoneal dialysis for the first time were studied, and maximum cell egress, mostly macrophages, occurred at 24-48 hours and diminished after 48 hours.