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The Nature and Function of the Microbicidal Oxidase System of Neutrophils

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Biochemistry and Function of Phagocytes

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 141))

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Stimulated neutrophils demonstrate a burst of nonmitochondrial respiration.1,2 This appears to be important for the killing of certain bacteria which are killed less efficiently under anaerobic conditions,3 or by cells from patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) which fail to demonstrate this respiratory burst.4

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  1. Department of Haematology, University College London, London W.C.1, UK

    Anthony W. Segal, Angela Harper & Rodolpho Garcia

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, UK

    Owen T. G. Jones & Andrew R. Cross

  3. Department of Biophysics, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London N.W.7, UK

    Michael Geisow

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  1. Instituto di Patologia Generale dell’ Università di Padova, Verona, Italy

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Segal, A.W. et al. (1982). The Nature and Function of the Microbicidal Oxidase System of Neutrophils. In: Rossi, F., Patriarca, P. (eds) Biochemistry and Function of Phagocytes. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 141. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8088-7_38

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