HOW NEUTROPHILS KILL MICROBES
HOW NEUTROPHILS KILL MICROBES
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United States: Annual Reviews, Inc
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▪ Abstract Neutrophils provide the first line of defense of the innate immune system by phagocytosing, killing, and digesting bacteria and fungi. Killing was previously believed to be accomplished by oxygen free radicals and other reactive oxygen species generated by the NADPH oxidase, and by oxidized halides produced by myeloperoxidase. We now kn...
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HOW NEUTROPHILS KILL MICROBES
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2092448
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2092448
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0732-0582
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1545-3278
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10.1146/annurev.immunol.23.021704.115653
