Integrins As Receptors Give Insight Into Rotavirus And Diarrhea
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - 16:35
in Biology & Nature
Eleven years ago, scientists discovered the first viral enterotoxin, rotavirus NSP4, a toxic protein that affects the intestines, causing diarrhea. The next step was to find the cellular receptor on intestinal cells through which the enterotoxin interacts to cause diarrhea.
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