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. 1971 Mar;35(1):1–13. doi: 10.1128/br.35.1.1-13.1971

Vibrio cholerae enterotoxin and its mode of action.

N F Pierce, W B Greenough 3rd, C C Carpenter Jr
PMCID: PMC378369  PMID: 4324714

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