Stimulation of Leukocyte Hexose Monophosphate Shunt Activity by Ascorbic Acid

1 June 1971

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity

Vol. 3 (6) , 851-853
https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.3.6.851-853.1971

Abstract

Ascorbic acid in vitro markedly stimulates the hexose monophosphate shunt in normal human neutrophils, rabbit alveolar macrophages, and in neutrophils from a patient with chronic granulomatous disease.

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