Nitroblue tetrazolium test


nitroblue tetrazolium test ni·tro·blue tet·ra·zo·li·um test (nī’trō-blōō’ tět’rə-zō’lē-əm)
n.
A test to detect the phagocytic ability of polymorphonuclear white blood cells. Also called NBT test.

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