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. 2006 May 15;203(5):1137.
doi: 10.1084/jem.2035fta.

Ignoring endotoxin

Heather L Van Epps  1
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Ignoring endotoxin

Heather L Van Epps. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

In 1947, Paul Beeson showed that rabbits repeatedly injected with certain bacteria eventually become resistant to the bacteria's fever-provoking effects-a phenomenon known as endotoxin tolerance.

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