Clostridium perfringens epsilon-toxin increases permeability of single perfused microvessels of rat mesentery

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4879-4887

  Adamson, R H ^a   Ly, J C ^a   Fernandez Miyakawa, M ^b   Ochi, S ^c   Sakurai, J ^c   Uzal, F ^b   Curry, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TOKUSHIMA BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS EPSILON TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL INTERACTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GOAT; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEEP; TOXEMIA; TOXIN ANALYSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; MESENTERIC VEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PERMEABILITY; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23344441609     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.8.4879-4887.2005     Document Type: Article

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