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Respiratory Burst

Known as: Oxidative Burst, burst oxidative, Bursts, Respiratory 
A phase of elevated metabolic activity, during which oxygen consumption increases, that occurs in neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages shortly… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Neurobiology of Disease Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Rescues Synaptic Plasticity in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome
Mice lacking expression of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (Fmr1) gene have deficits in types of learning that are dependent… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Upregulation of oxidative burst and degranulation in chicken heterophils stimulated with probiotic bacteria.
The immune system of neonatal chicks is functionally immature during the first week of life. Researchers have previously… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Neuropeptide Hierarchies and the Activation of Sequential Motor Behaviors in the Hawkmoth, Manduca sexta
In insects, the shedding of the old cuticle at the end of a molt involves a stereotyped sequence of distinct behaviors. Our… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
C3a activates the respiratory burst in human polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocytes via pertussis toxin-sensitive G-proteins.
In contrast to C5a, which represents a well-established potent activator of the respiratory burst in polymorphonuclear… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Immune interferon enhances functional properties of human granulocytes: role of Fc receptors and effect of lymphotoxin, tumor necrosis factor, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
We report here a comparative study of the effects of several cytokines known to affect myeloid cell differentiation on functional… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Enhanced alveolar cell luminol-dependent chemiluminescence in asthma.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Activation of the respiratory burst enzyme from human neutrophils in a cell-free system. Evidence for a soluble cofactor.
Activation of the respiratory burst in phagocytic cells, an important host defense process, is not yet well understood. We now… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Unsaturated fatty acids as second messengers of superoxide generation by macrophages.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The O2--producing enzyme of human neutrophils. Further properties.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
P3 reduction in auditory evoked potentials of schizophrenics.
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