A sexually dimorphic effect of cholera toxin: rapid changes in colonic motility mediated via a 5‐HT3 receptor‐dependent pathway in female C57Bl/6 mice

Key points Cholera causes more than 100,000 deaths each year as a result of severe diarrhoea, vomiting and dehydration due to the actions of cholera toxin; more females than males are affected. Cholera toxin induces hypersecretion via release of mucosal serotonin and over‐activation of enteric neuro...

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