Superoxide production by phagocytic leukocytes: the scientific legacy of Bernard Babior.
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It was 32 years ago that Bernard Babior, Ruby Kipnes, and I submitted a paper to the JCI reporting that polymorphonuclear leukocytes produce superoxide (O(2) (-)) during phagocytosis and that this highly reactive oxygen radical might function as a microbicidal agent. The story of how our lab came to this discovery is one of a special relationship between a student and his brilliant mentor.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of clinical investigation
دوره 114 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004