Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference (한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집)
- 1997.07a
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- Pages.34-34
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- 1997
Effects of Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin on platelet aggregation and lysis
- Kim, Hyun-Chul (Institute of Cardiovascular Research, ChonBuk National University) ;
- Chae, Soo-Wan (Institute of Cardiovascular Research, ChonBuk National University) ;
- Park, Jin-Bong (Institute of Cardiovascular Research, ChonBuk National University) ;
- Park, Kyu--Cho (Institute of Cardiovascular Research, ChonBuk National University)
- Published : 1997.07.01
Abstract
Vibrio vulnificus is an estuarine bacterium that has been associated with septicemia and serious wound infection in person. Cytolysin has been incriminated as one of the important virulence determinants. Little is known about the target cell of Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin in the body. Recently, we observed cytolysin-induced blood coagulation in rat.(omitted)
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