Researchers have identified a key trigger of septic shock which they hope will prove a better target for treating this deadly sequel of bacterial infection. Eleanor Lawrence explains.
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Lawrence, E. New role for an old molecule. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000203-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000203-6