Role of oxygen in phagocyte microbicidal action.

Immune information in the form of inflammatory mediators directs phagocyte locomotion and increases expression of opsonin receptors such that contact with an opsonized microbe results in receptor ligation and activation of microbicidal metabolism. Carbohydrate dehydrogenation and O2 consumption feed...

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Main Author: Allen, R C
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1994
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566986/