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THE inactivation of diphtheria toxin by ultra-violet light was first demonstrated by Hertel1 in 1904. This observation was fully confirmed by other workers for different toxins. Attempts to destroy toxins by means of irradiation with X-rays or radium have hitherto been unsuccessful. Only Ferroux and Muttermilch2, using exceptionally large doses of radium and highly diluted tetanus toxin, reported destruction of the toxin.
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EFRATI, E., BACK, A. & HALBERSTAEDTER, L. Influence of the Medium on the Inactivation of Tetanus Toxin by X-Ray Irradiation. Nature 159, 715–716 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159715a0
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