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. 1976 Dec;14(6):1375–1377. doi: 10.1128/iai.14.6.1375-1377.1976

Failure of trehalose-6,6'-dimycolate (P3 or cord factor) to enhance endotoxin lethality in mice.

E Yarkoni, M S Meltzer, H J Rapp
PMCID: PMC415541  PMID: 793994

Abstract

The increased endotoxin lethality in mice pretreated with BCG was not observed in mice pretreated with trehalose-6,6'-dimycolate instead of BCG.

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