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List Biological Laboratories Inc Pertussis Toxin from B. pertussis, 50 μg Lyophilized (Salt-Free)

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Since 1978, List Labs products are unsurpassed in quality, consistency, and reliability for the success of your research and development projects! Pertussis toxin is produced by Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium responisble for whooping cough. Pertussis toxin is a multi-component protein composed of six non-covalently bound subunits ranging in molecular weight from approximately 9 to 28 kDa. . Pertussis toxin has been referred to in literature as lymphocytosis-promoting factor, islet-activating protein, histamine-sensitizing factor, hemagglutinin and pertussigen. The toxin is useful in creating animal models of autoimmunedisease. For example, pertussis toxin is administered to mice along with myelin antigen to create a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).Pertussis toxin is isolated from Bordetella pertussis strain 165, is highly purified and contains all five subunits. This product is offered as a lyophilized powder, salt free.
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