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Detection of cholera enterotoxin activity in suckling hamsters

Tae Takeda, Youhei Takeda, T Miwatani, Nobuya Ohtomo

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For detection of cholera enterotoxin activity, suckling hamster, mouse, and rat models were compared. It was found that not only suckling mice but also suckling rats and hamsters were sensitive to cholera enterotoxin. Among these models, suckling hamsters were the most sensitive and gave positive results with about 1/100 the cholera toxin seen in suckling mice and rats.

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Key concepts: Enterotoxin, Cholera toxin, Cholera, Hamster, Biology, Toxin, Mesocricetus, Microbiology