Methods for quantifying phagocytosis and bacterial killing by human neutrophils

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 232, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 15-22

  Hampton, Mark B ^a   Winterbourn, Christine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Killing; Method; Neutrophil; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

THYMIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRITIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVIEW;

EID: 0033372863     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(99)00147-7     Document Type: Article

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