diphtheria toxin

collocation in English

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diphtheria
noun[U]
uk
/dɪfˈθɪə.ri.ə/us
/dɪfˈθɪr.i.ə/
a serious infectious disease that causes fever and difficulty in breathing ...
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toxin
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtɒk.sɪn/us
/ˈtɑːk.sɪn/
a poisonous substance, especially one produced by bacteria, that ...
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(Definition ofdiphtheriaandtoxinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Notes on the production of immunity todiphtheriatoxin.
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Different preparations are in use, but the basis of them all isdiphtheriatoxintreated with formalin and heat.
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Notes on the production of immunity todiphtheriatoxin.
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Diphtheriatoxinforms pores of different sizes depending on its concentration in membranes: probable relationship to oligomerization.
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Tight folding of acidic fibroblast growth factor prevents its translocation to the cytosol withdiphtheriatoxinas vector.
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Different preparations are in use, but the basis of them all isdiphtheriatoxintreated with formalin and heat.
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Myocarditis secondary todiphtheriatoxinis considered one of the biggest risks to non-immunized children.
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Toxins such asdiphtheriatoxininterfere with cellular processes and eventually induce apoptosis.
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In order to determine the effectiveness of diphtheria antiserum, an invariable concentration ofdiphtheriatoxinwas required.
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Certain toxins, such as alcohols, carbon tetrachloride, aspirin, anddiphtheriatoxin, interfere with cellular machinery involved in lipid metabolism.
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Thediphtheriatoxingene is encoded by a bacteriophage found in toxigenic strains, integrated into the bacterial chromosome.
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In particular, he developed a method for inactivating thediphtheriatoxinand the tetanus toxin using formaldehyde which, in its essentials, is still used in vaccines manufactured today.
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