Development of a highly sensitive In Vitro assay method for biological activity of endotoxin contamination in biological products

Biologicals

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-92

  Yamamoto, Akihiko ^a   Ochiai, Masaki ^a   Kataoka, Michiyo ^a   Toyoizumi, Hiromi ^a   Horiuchi, Yoshinobu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Endotoxin; Quality control; RAW264.7 cell; TNF

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; PYROGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INDUCTION TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036628383     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/biol.2002.0323     Document Type: Article

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