Ratio of lethal and edema factors in rabbit systemic anthrax

Toxicon

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 824-828

  Molin, Federica Dal ^a   Fasanella, Antonio ^b   Simonato, Morena ^a   Garofolo, Giuliano ^b   Montecucco, Cesare ^a   Tonello, Fiorella ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Centro Nazionale di Referenza per l'Antrace   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthrax infection; Bacillus anthracis; Edema factor; Lethal factor; Protective antigen

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; EDEMA TOXIN; LETHAL TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SERUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; LINEAR MODELS; RABBITS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 55049122397     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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