
The formation of indol blue when a blood smear containing myeloid leukocytes is treated with a mixture of alpha-naphthol and p-dimethylaniline sulfate; the myeloid leukocytes contain an oxidase that catalyses this reaction, the lymphoid leukocytes do not, in bacteriology, a reaction that depends on the presence of certain oxidases in some bacteria ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the formation of indol blue when a blood smear containing myeloid leukocytes is treated with a mixture of α-naphthol and p-dimethylaniline sulfate; the myeloid leukocytes contain an oxidase that catalyzes this reaction, and the lymphoid leukocytes do not; 2. in bacteriology, a reaction that depends on the presence of...
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