Gangliosides Block Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin (LtxA)-Mediated Hemolysis

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عنوان ژورنال: Toxins

سال: 2010

ISSN: 2072-6651

DOI: 10.3390/toxins2122824