Adrenergic regulation of phagocytic activity of peripheral blood neutrophils, monocytes, and eosinophils in stressed rats.

Time course of phagocytic activity of peripheral blood neutrophils, monocytes, and eosinophils was studied in rats exposed to acute stress under conditions of propranolol blockade of beta-adrenoceptors. The important role of beta-adrenergic mechanisms in the regulation of phagocytic functions in stress was demonstrated.