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THE EFFECT OF SPHINGOMYELIN ON THE GROWTH OF TUBERCLE BACILLI

All preparations of sphingomyelin tested, whatever the tissues from which they originated, were found to enhance the growth of tubercle bacilli in vitro. Cerebrosides were inactive in this respect. Sphingomyelin promotes growth through two independent mechanisms: (a) It neutralizes the toxicity of l...

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Main Author: Dubos, René J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1948
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2135804/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18871879
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