Quantitative evaluation of the nitroblue tetrazolium reduction test
Vagner, V.K.; Nasonkin, O.S.; Boriskina, N.D.
Laboratornoe Delo 12: 31-33
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-6748 PMID: 2483198 Document Number: 330491
The results of NBT test were assessed by the visual cytochemical method and by the quantitative spectrophotometry technique developed by the authors for the NBT test. The results demonstrate a higher sensitivity and informative value of the new method, in case the neutrophilic tetrazolium activity is rather high; this recommends the NBT test spectrophotometric variant for wide clinical application in studies of the blood leukocyte functional and metabolic activity.