Glossary of Medical Terms

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ECTOTOXIN

Toxin released from gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria as opposed to endotoxins that form part of the cell wall. Examples are cholera, pertussis and diphtheria toxins. Generally specific and highly toxic. This entry appears with alow from the Vocabulary of Cell and Molecular Biology
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