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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102142

THE ACTION OF STREPTOCOCCAL DESOXYRIBOSE NUCLEASE (STREPTODORNASE)IN VITRO AND ON PURULENT PLEURAL EXUDATIONS OF PATIENTS

Sol Sherry, Alan Johnson, and William S. Tillett

Department of Medicine of the New York University College of Medicine, New York City

Third Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital, New York City

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The word “Streptodornase” has been employed in this article as an abbreviation of streptococcal desoxyribose nuclease.

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This study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Department of Medicine of the New York University College of Medicine, New York City

Third Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital, New York City

1

The word “Streptodornase” has been employed in this article as an abbreviation of streptococcal desoxyribose nuclease.

2

This study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Department of Medicine of the New York University College of Medicine, New York City

Third Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital, New York City

1

The word “Streptodornase” has been employed in this article as an abbreviation of streptococcal desoxyribose nuclease.

2

This study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Published September 1, 1949 - More info

Published in Volume 28, Issue 5 on September 1, 1949
J Clin Invest. 1949;28(5):1094–1104. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102142.
© 1949 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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