View New Customer Application. Produced by Vibrio cholerae, cholera toxin (CT) is a multimeric enterotoxin that transfers ADP-ribose to a G protein, locking adenylate cyclase in an 'on' position.
An echocardiogram (echo=sound + card=heart + gram=drawing) is an ultrasound test that can evaluate the structures of the heart, as well as the direction of blood flow within it. Technicians specially trained in echocardiography produce the images and videos, often using a special probe or transducer that is placed in various places on the chest wall, to view the heart from different directions.
Also, echocardiograms may be safer since they use sound waves instead of radiation. Another key benefit of an echocardiogram is that the test captures moving images of the heart, allowing the cardiologist to see how the heart pumps blood and how the valves function.