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. 1981 May;32(2):480–483. doi: 10.1128/iai.32.2.480-483.1981

Failure of chlorpromazine to inhibit fluid accumulation caused by Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin in suckling mice.

T Takeda, T Honda, Y Takeda, T Miwatani
PMCID: PMC351470  PMID: 7195875

Abstract

We studied the effect of chlorpromazine on fluid accumulation caused by purified heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in suckling mice. We found that chlorpromazine inactivated ST itself in vitro, but did not inhibit the activity of ST in the intestines.

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