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Abstract
A class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS. They include SHIGA TOXIN which is produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE and a variety of shiga-like toxins that are produced by pathologic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157.
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- Shiga-Like Toxins
- Vero Cell Cytotoxin
- Vero Cell Cytotoxins
- Vero Cytotoxin
- Vero Cytoxins
- Vero Toxin
- Vero Toxins
- Verotoxin
- Verotoxins
- Cell Cytotoxins, Vero
- Cytotoxin, Vero
- Cytotoxin, Vero Cell
- Cytotoxins, Vero Cell
- Cytoxins, Vero
- Shiga Like Toxins
- Toxin, Vero
- Toxins, Shiga
- Toxins, Shiga-Like
- Toxins, Vero
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
SHIGA TOXIN is also available
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History Note
2001; for VERO CYTOTOXIN, VERO CELL CYTOTOXIN, VERO TOXIN & VERO TOXIN use SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I (NM) 1980-2000
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- Bacterial Toxins (1980-2000)
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- National Library of Medicine. Shiga Toxins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D022603. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D022603
- Shiga Toxins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiga_toxin
- Shiga Toxins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q424753