Term Name:	respiratory burst involved in defense response
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Definition:	A phase of elevated metabolic activity, during which oxygen consumption increases made as part of a defense response ; this leads to the production, by an NADH dependent system, of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0002679]    QuickGO    AmiGO