| Front | An oxygen-requiring metabolic change in neutrophils and macrophages that have taken up opsonized particles, such as complement- or antibody-coated bacteria, by phagocytosis. It leads to the production of toxic metabolites that are involved in killing the engulfed microorganisms |
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| Back | respiratory burst |
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