Chemicals and Drugs

Exotoxins

Toxins produced, especially by bacterial or fungal cells, and released into the culture medium or environment.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Toxins produced, especially by bacterial or fungal cells, and released into the culture medium or environment.

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1 entry terms
  • Exotoxin

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Aspects Covered

28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

bacterial or fungal toxins; /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS: coord IM with source of exotoxin (IM or NIM)

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History Note

78

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Previous Indexing

  • Bacterial Toxins (1977)
  • Toxins (1966-1977)

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  1. D23.946w.350w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Exotoxins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005098. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005098
  2. Exotoxins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotoxin
  3. Exotoxins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408649