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Haemagglutinating activity of modeccin

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Modeccin, the toxin ofAdenia digitata, agglutinates erythrocytes from several mammalian species. The haemagglutinating activity is enhanced by neuraminidase and is inhibited by galactose and by galactose-containing sugars.

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  1. Instituto di Patologia Generale dell'Università di Bologna, via S. Giacomo, 14, I-40126, Bologna, Italy

    A. Gasperi-Campani, C. Franceschi, G. Perino & F. Stirpe

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Acknowledgment. This research was supported by grants from the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, and by the Pallotti's legacy for cancer research.

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Gasperi-Campani, A., Franceschi, C., Perino, G. et al. Haemagglutinating activity of modeccin. Experientia 35, 1086–1087 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01949957

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