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. 1967 Jan;50(1):89–107.

Ultrastructural studies on the lesion produced in skeletal muscle fibers by crude type A Clostridium perfringens toxin and its purified alpha fraction.

S W Strunk, C W Smith, J M Blumberg
PMCID: PMC1965172  PMID: 4289263

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