Quantitative nitrobluetetrazolium reduction by normal newborn monocytes.
The phagocytosis-induced metabolic burst of human newborn monocytes, as evaluated by their capacity to reduce NBT, was comparable to that of adult monocytes. The NBT reduction assay constitutes a simple method of ascertaining the functional capacity of human monocytes.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010587:Phagocytosis; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts / Q000378:metabolism*
D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium