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Preferred Label : respiratory burst;

MeSH definition : A large increase in oxygen uptake by neutrophils and most types of tissue macrophages through activation of an NADPH-cytochrome b-dependent oxidase that reduces oxygen to a superoxide. Individuals with an inherited defect in which the oxidase that reduces oxygen to superoxide is decreased or absent (GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC) often die as a result of recurrent bacterial infections.;

MeSH synonym : burst, oxidative; bursts, respiratory; burst, respiratory; respiratory bursts; oxidative burst; bursts, oxidative; oxidative bursts;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory burst;

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A large increase in oxygen uptake by neutrophils and most types of tissue macrophages through activation of an NADPH-cytochrome b-dependent oxidase that reduces oxygen to a superoxide. Individuals with an inherited defect in which the oxidase that reduces oxygen to superoxide is decreased or absent (GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC) often die as a result of recurrent bacterial infections.

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26/04/2025


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