MW 2,000-5,000; induces the active secretion of fluid & electolytes in the small intestine by activating guanylate cyclase with resultant increase in intracellular cGMP
Also Known As:
E coli heat stable toxin; E coli heat-stable enterotoxin; EAST1 protein, E coli; Escherichia coli heat-stable toxin; Sta toxin, E coli; enteroaggregative heat-stable toxin 1, E coli; enterotoxin ST; enterotoxin STII; enterotoxin STa; enterotoxin STb; heat stable enterotoxin I; heat stable enterotoxin II; heat-stable enterotoxin (E coli); heat-stable enterotoxin II