Endotoxin measurement in house dust using the end-point Limulus amoebocyte lysate method

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 175-181

  Varnai, Veda Marija ^a   Macan, Jelena ^a   Plavec, Davor ^a   Jureša, Dijana ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; LAL assay; Limulus polyphemus; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROATIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOME; HOUSE DUST; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; LIMULUS TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 3042758013     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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