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Selective Effects of Cholera Toxin on the Adrenaline Responsive Component of Hepatic Adenyl Cyclase

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THE role of adenyl cyclase in cholera enteropathy has been extensively documented1. We describe here experiments with mouse liver adenyl cyclase which suggest a possible mechanism for the stimulatory effects of cholera toxin.

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GORMAN, R., BITENSKY, M. Selective Effects of Cholera Toxin on the Adrenaline Responsive Component of Hepatic Adenyl Cyclase. Nature 235, 439–440 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/235439a0

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