Species-specific hemolysis by Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-99

  Chae, Mee Ree ^a   Kim, Hyung Nam ^a   Park, Kwang Hyun ^a   Ro, In Whan ^a   Kim, Mee Ae ^a   Kim, Dong Yun ^a   Park, Jin Woo ^a   Kim, Hyung Rho ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytolysin; Hemolysis; Species; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0030016281     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.1996.15     Document Type: Article

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