Performance of two different limulus amebocyte lysate assays for the quantitation of fungal glucan

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 540-543

  Cherid, Hafsa ^a   Foto, Mark ^b   Miller, J David ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Paracel Laboratory Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curdlan; Dectin receptor; Glucan; Glucatell; LAL; Limulus amebocyte lysate

Indexed keywords

GLUCAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; FUNGUS; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; METHODOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; GLUCANS; LIMULUS TEST; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 81855212710     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.601994     Document Type: Article

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