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. 1977 Oct;53(5):292–294. doi: 10.1136/sti.53.5.292

Nitroblue tetrazolium test in experimental syphilis.

V Wicher, S Blakowski, K Wicher
PMCID: PMC1045424  PMID: 589423

Abstract

The reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) by phagocytic leucocytes in peripheral blood has been examined in rabbits injected intratesticularly with Treponema pallidum, T. pallidum-free supernatant of orchitic testes, or normal rabbit testes supernatant. A significant (P less than 0.01) increase in NBT reduction was observed only in the infected animals.

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