Maianskiĭ A N, Viksman M E, Kotel'nikov P N, Molchanova I V
Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 1977 Jun(6):108-11.
A study was made of the test of restoration of the nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) by the intact blood neutrophils and the neutrophils stimulated with various endotoxin doses of Gram-negative bacteria in 70 healthy persons. A high sensitivity of the test with the NBT for the quantitative assessment of the neutrophil response under conditions stimulating the phagocytic activity was demonstrated. A functional nonhomogeneity of the neutrophil population, the most distinct with the minimal stimulating action, was noted.
