Evolution of endotoxin contamination during production of a therapeutic serum

PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 375-382

  Massaldi, Hugo ^a   Morais, Víctor ^a  

^a Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Higiene   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Endotoxin removal; LAL test; Protein processing; Pyrogens

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; BLOOD EXTRACT; ENDOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ACID PRECIPITATION; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENT; HORSE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SERUM; TECHNOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANIMALS; ASEPSIS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENDOTOXINS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FAB FRAGMENTS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LIMULUS TEST; OCTANOIC ACIDS; PRECIPITATION; SERUM; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 37349020239     PISSN: 10797440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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