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Activation of the respiratory burst oxidase.
The respiratory burst oxidase of phagocytes and B lymphocytes catalyzes the reduction of oxygen by NADPH to form O2-, the precursor of a group of reactive oxidants that are employed by phagocytes as microbicidal agents. The enzyme is active in stimulated cells but dominant in resting cells. It molec...
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1994
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7705306 |