Toxicity of Bacterial Exotoxins by the Oral Route
- 15 April 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 131 (3407) , 1100-1101
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.131.3407.1100
Abstract
Reports to the contrary notwithstanding, both tetanus and diphtheria toxins are demonstrably orally toxic. The significance of this finding is considered in relation to the definition of those factors which are determinants of the potency of bacterial protein toxins by the oral route.Keywords
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