Japanese Circulation Journal
Print ISSN : 0047-1828
Studies of the Experimental Myocarditis in Rabbits to Diphtheria Toxin (I)
T. Takeuti
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1952 Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 3-8

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Abstract
Rabbits were sensitized with the mixture of diphtheria toxin or anatoxin and rabbit-heart-muscle-phosphatide. After reinjection with the same antigen, their organs, especially heart were investigated histologically. Great degenerative change of myocardium and some pericapillaritis in epicardium were found, and electrocardiogram showed myocardial damage. Without heart-muscle-phosphatide, not so severely changed.
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