Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

respiratory burst after phagocytosis

Term ID
GO:0045728
Synonyms
  • metabolic burst after phagocytosis
  • oxidative burst after phagocytosis
Definition
A phase of elevated metabolic activity, during which oxygen consumption increases, that occurs in neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages shortly after phagocytosing material. An enhanced uptake of oxygen leads to the production, by an NADH dependent system, of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals, which play a part in microbiocidal activity. 0198506732
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