Abstract
Summary
Purified total lipids obtained from erythrocytes, plasma, and liver have been found to have a protective effect against Cl. welchii (type A) toxin in mice and dogs. The protection appears to be due to a substrate partition effect in which the lecithinase of the Cl. welchii toxin hydrolyzes the relatively large added source of lecithin and in part spares the lecithin of the animal cells from destruction.
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