TAL - a source of bacterial endotoxin detector in liquid biological samples

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 423-425

  Akbar John, B ^a   Kamaruzzaman, B Y ^a   Jalal, K C A ^a   Zaleha, K ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Endotoxins; Labeled sensitivity and endotoxin unit; Tachypleus Amebocyte Lysate (TAL); Tachypleus gigas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIMULUS; MEROSTOMATA; NEGIBACTERIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TACHYPLEUS; TACHYPLEUS GIGAS;

EID: 84857934709     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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