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. 1964 May;43(5):1000–1013. doi: 10.1172/JCI104963

Vasoactive Mediators as the “Trigger Mechanism” of Endotoxin Shock*

Eugene D Jacobson 1,2, Benjamin Mehlman 1,2, John P Kalas 1,2
PMCID: PMC289578  PMID: 14171675

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