A quantitative in vitro assay method for detecting biological activity of endotoxin using prostaglandin E2 induction in rabbit peripheral blood

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 585-590

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

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Prostaglandin; Pyrogen; Rabbit blood

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; PARENTERAL SOLUTION; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; NONHUMAN; PYROGEN TEST; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIMULUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0041971313     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb03421.x     Document Type: Article

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