The ability of granulocytes from the bone marrow, vascular and tissue pools of healthy subjects to engulf latex particles and reduce nitroblue tetrazolium.
Investigations were carried out on the ability of the granulocytes in the tissue pool and vascular pool of 50 healthy subjects to engulf latex particles and to reduce NBT in the test of Park as modified by the authors. In six subjects the investigation was carried out using bone marrow granulocytes. It was demonstrated that 0.2% of bone marrow granulocytes, 11% of vascular granulocytes and 93% of those in the tissue pool had the ability of NBT reduction. The ability to engulf neutral latex particles was exhibited by 6% of bone marrow granulocytes, 93% of those from the vascular pool, and 100% of those in the tissue pool.
I. Department of Internal Diseases, Grochow Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
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D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007840:Latex; D008863:Microspheres; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010587:Phagocytosis; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D007840:Latex; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium