cholera enterotoxin
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cholera — choleraic /kol euh ray ik/, adj. /kol euhr euh/, n. 1. Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathol. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc. 2 … Universalium
Choléra — Classification internationale des maladies CIM 10 : A00.0 Vibrio cholerae observé en microscopie électronique à balayage … Wikipédia en Français
cholera toxin — an exotoxin produced by Vibrio cholerae; a protein enterotoxin that binds to the membrane of enteric cells and stimulates the adenylate cyclase system, causing the hypersecretion of chloride and bicarbonate ions seen in cholera. Called also… … Medical dictionary
Cholera toxin — (sometimes abbreviated to CTX, Ctx, or CT) is a protein complex secreted by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.[1][2] CTX is responsible for the massive, watery diarrhea characteristic of cholera infection. Contents 1 Structure … Wikipedia
Cholera — A devastating and sometimes lethal disease with intense vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea leading to dehydration which, unless immediately treated, may be fatal. Cholera was discovered in 1883 to be due to infection with Vibrio cholerae, a… … Medical dictionary
Cholera-Toxin — Struktur des Choleratoxins, mit der Untereinheit A (rot) und der pentameren Untereinheit B (blau). Das Choleratoxin (CTX) ist ein von den Bakterien Vibrio cholerae und Vibrio eltor produziertes Toxin, das beim Menschen eine schwere… … Deutsch Wikipedia
cholera — noun Etymology: Latin Date: 1601 any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms; especially an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by a comma shaped gram negative… … New Collegiate Dictionary
enterotoxin — noun Date: circa 1928 a toxin that is produced by microorganisms (as some staphylococci) and causes gastrointestinal symptoms (as in some forms of food poisoning or cholera) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Enterotoxin — Enterotoxine (griechisch von enteron = Darm und toxíne = giftig) sind Gifte, welche den Darm angreifen und oft Verursacher von Nahrungsmittelvergiftungen mit nachfolgender Gastroenteritis sind. Es handelt sich um Proteine, die von manchen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
enterotoxin — A cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa. Clostridium perfringens e. a toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens that alters membrane permeability. cytotonic e. an e. which morphologically changes, but does not kill, the target … Medical dictionary
