"Limulus Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Sensitive method for detection of bacterial endotoxins and endotoxin-like substances that depends on the in vitro gelation of Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), prepared from the circulating blood (amebocytes) of the horseshoe crab, by the endotoxin or related compound. Used for detection of endotoxin in body fluids and parenteral pharmaceuticals.
| Descriptor ID |
D008033
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.124.470 E01.370.225.875.150.570 E05.091.570 E05.200.124.470 E05.200.875.150.570
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| Concept/Terms |
Limulus Test- Limulus Test
- Limulus Tests
- Test, Limulus
- Tests, Limulus
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Limulus Test" by people in Profiles.
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Pharmacokinetics of fungal (1-3)-beta-D-glucans following intravenous administration in rats. Int Immunopharmacol. 2004 Sep; 4(9):1209-15.
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Endotoxemia in critically ill patients: why a reliable test could be beneficial. Crit Care. 2002 Aug; 6(4):289-90.
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Enhancement of human MLR by very low concentrations of lipopolysaccharide and blocking of this enhancement by polymyxin B. J Immunol Methods. 1984 Oct 26; 73(2):321-7.
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Immunochemical characterization of high-molecular-weight polysaccharide from Fisher immunotype 3 Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infect Immun. 1984 Aug; 45(2):309-13.
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Circulating immune complexes in cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Res. 1980 Jun; 14(6):830-3.