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Ricin Crosses Polarized Human Intestinal Cells and Intestines of Ricin-Gavaged Mice without Evident Damage and Then Disseminates to Mouse Kidneys

Ricin is a potent toxin found in the beans of Ricinus communis and is often lethal for animals and humans when aerosolized or injected and causes significant morbidity and occasional death when ingested. Ricin has been proposed as a bioweapon because of its lethal properties, environmental stability...

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Autores principales: Flora, Alyssa D., Teel, Louise D., Smith, Mark A., Sinclair, James F., Melton-Celsa, Angela R., O’Brien, Alison D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3714305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069706