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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Leukocidins
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Leucocidinas
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Leucocidinas
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Synonyms English:
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Leucocidin
Leukocidin
Leukocidin Proteins
Proteins, Leukocidin
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Tree Number:
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D12.776.543.695.750
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Definition English:
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Pore forming proteins originally discovered for toxic activity to LEUKOCYTES. They are EXOTOXINS produced by some pathogenic STAPHYLOCOCCUS and STREPTOCOCCUS that destroy leukocytes by lysis of the cytoplasmic granules and are partially responsible for the pathogenicity of the organisms. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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/antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS
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Pharmacological Action:
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Cytotoxins
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History Note English:
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78; was LEUKOCIDIN 1965-77
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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8134
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Unique Identifier:
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D007956
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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