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NADPH oxidase and the respiratory burst.
Seminars in cell biology - 1 Dec 1995
Wientjes F B, Segal A W
Abstract excerpt
Phagocytic cells possess an electron-transport system which accepts electrons from NADPH in the cytosol to reduce oxygen to the superoxide radical in the vacuolar lumen. The superoxide is instrumental in killing ingested microorganisms. Patients suffering from chronic granulomatous disease (CGD),...
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