Definitions

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  • noun Any of several hemolysins derived from some strains of streptococci.

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  • noun Any of exotoxins that destroy red blood cells by breaking their membranes, and are produced by certain strains of streptococcus.

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  • noun any of several hemolysins derived from strains of streptococcus

Etymologies

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strepto- +‎ lysin

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Examples

  • • Antistreptolysin O (ASO) Antibodies: ASO Antibodies are used to determine exposure to streptococcal streptolysin O bacteria.

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  • • Antistreptolysin O ASO Antibodies: ASO Antibodies are used to determine exposure to streptococcal streptolysin O bacteria.

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  • • Antistreptolysin O (ASO) Antibodies: ASO Antibodies are used to determine exposure to streptococcal streptolysin O bacteria.

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  • Dominguez I, Fornes MW, Burgos MH, Mayorga LS (1996) Acrosome content release in streptolysin O permeabilized mouse spermatozoa.

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  • Corroborating this possibility, addition of recombinant wild type αSNAP rescued exocytosis in streptolysin O-permeabilized sperm, while the mutant protein was ineffective.

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  • Spiller DG, Giles RV, Grzybowski J, Tidd DM, Clark RE (1998) Improving the intracellular delivery and molecular efficacy of antisense oligonucleotides in chronic myeloid leukemia cells: a comparison of streptolysin-O permeabilization, electroporation, and lipophilic conjugation.

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  • A rising titer of anti-streptolysin 0 indicates a diagnosis of erysipelas acute rheuasatic fever glomerulonephritis

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