<prompt> Oxidative or Respiratory burst phenomenon?Due to antimicrobial proteins called defensinsOccurs during diapedesisActivation of NADPH oxidase associated with increase in oxygen uptake and metabolism in neutrophilsProduction of HOCl, HOBr from Cl-, Br- respectively by the action of myeloperoxidase  <response>: Activation of NADPH oxidase is associated with a sharp increase in O2 uptake and metabolism in the neutrophil the respiratory burst and generation of O2- by the following reaction: NADPH H 2O2 - NADP 2H 2O2- Reference: Ganongs Review of Medical Physiology; 25th edition; Page no: 68 