Phagocytic and Oxidative Burst Activity of Neutrophils in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Selcen KANYILMAZ, Asiye Simin HEPGÜLER, Funda ÇALIŞ, Emine Nihal METE GÖKMEN, Fatma Ömür ARDENİZ, Aytül Zerrin SİN
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2013, vol 94, pp 369-374
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.09.015
Summary
Objective: To evaluate phagocytic activity and neutrophil oxidative burst functions in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) because alterations in neutrophil metabolic activity can be one of the causes of immune mechanism damage contributing to repeated bacterial infections.