Plasma endotoxin level of healthy donors

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 151-157

  Nadhazi Z ^a   Takats A ^b   Offenmuller K ^b   Bertok L ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b National Public Health Center   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Endotoxin in plasma; Lal test

Indexed keywords

LIMULUS;

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; ENDOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD DONORS; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMULUS TEST; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 19044371003     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.49.2002.1.15     Document Type: Article

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