Increased Extracellular ATP: An Omen of Bacterial RTX Toxin-Induced Hemolysis?
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Wang, Y.; Wang, S. Increased Extracellular ATP: An Omen of Bacterial RTX Toxin-Induced Hemolysis? Toxins 2014, 6, 2432-2434. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins6082432
Wang Y, Wang S. Increased Extracellular ATP: An Omen of Bacterial RTX Toxin-Induced Hemolysis? Toxins. 2014; 6(8):2432-2434. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins6082432
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Yifei, and Shijun Wang. 2014. "Increased Extracellular ATP: An Omen of Bacterial RTX Toxin-Induced Hemolysis?" Toxins 6, no. 8: 2432-2434. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins6082432