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Clostridium perfringens

Physiopathology

Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) induces cytolysis very rapidly through binding to its receptors, the tight junction proteins claudin-3 (CLDN3) and claudin-4 (CLDN4).

See also

- claudins

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