choleragen

choleragen
A term suggested for a factor(s) produced during growth in vitro of the cholera vibrio and causes diarrhea. [cholera + G. -gen, producing]

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chol·er·a·gen (kolґər-ə-jen) 1. the cholera enterotoxin, an extremely potent protein molecule elaborated by strains of Vibrio cholerae in the small intestine; it acts on the epithelial cells to cause hypersecretion of chloride and bicarbonate and an outpouring of large quantities of isotonic fluid from the mucosal surface. 2. cholera toxin.

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