Comparative evaluation of the human whole blood and human peripheral blood monocyte tests for pyrogens

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 265, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 115-124

  Andrade, S S ^a   Silveira, R L ^a   Schmidt, C A ^a   Júnior, L Brum ^a   Dalmora, S L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood; IL 6; In vitro test; Monocytes; Pyrogens; Quality control

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CYTARABINE; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; ENOXAPARIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FOLINATE CALCIUM; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; HEPARIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; KETOPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OXACILLIN; PANTOPRAZOLE; PYROGEN; RANITIDINE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TENOXICAM; VANCOMYCIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CALIBRATION; CELL LYSATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; LIMULUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STANDARD;

EID: 0141644240     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2003.07.005     Document Type: Article

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