Bactericidal and endotoxin neutralizing activity of a peptide derived from Limulus antilipopolysccharide factor

Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 339-344

  Weiss, Carl A ^a   Wasiluk, Karen R ^a   Kellogg, Todd A ^a   Dunn, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDE; ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYMYXIN B; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; HALF LIFE TIME; LIMULUS; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPSIS;

EID: 0033862396     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2000.108061     Document Type: Article

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