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The Respiratory Burst and Its Physiological Significance
. Ed(S): Sbarra, Anthony J.; Strauss, R. R.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Sbarra, Anthony J.; Strauss, R. R. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMFM; PSB; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 731.
When phagocytes are exposed to a number of different stimuli, they undergo dra matic changes in the way they process oxygen. Oxygen uptake increases markedly, frequently more than 50-fold; the phagocytes begin to produce large quantities of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide; and they immediately begin to metabolize large amounts of glucose by way of the hexose monophosphate shunt. This series of changes has become known as the respiratory burst. It was first believed that the major function of this respiratory burst was to generate powerful antibacterial agents by the partial reduction of oxygen. It is becoming apparent that the respiratory ... Read more
When phagocytes are exposed to a number of different stimuli, they undergo dra matic changes in the way they process oxygen. Oxygen uptake increases markedly, frequently more than 50-fold; the phagocytes begin to produce large quantities of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide; and they immediately begin to metabolize large amounts of glucose by way of the hexose monophosphate shunt. This series of changes has become known as the respiratory burst. It was first believed that the major function of this respiratory burst was to generate powerful antibacterial agents by the partial reduction of oxygen. It is becoming apparent that the respiratory ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468454987
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V9781468454987
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