A bioassay for determination of lipopolysaccharide in environmental samples

Innate Immunity

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 694-699

  Peters, Marcus ^a   Fritz, Petra ^a   Bufe, Albrecht ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

bioassay; dust extract; glucans; Lipopolysaccharide; Toll like receptor 4

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 8; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN MD 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL STRAIN HEK293; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN;

ANTIGENS, CD14; CELLS, CULTURED; DUST; ENVIRONMENT; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-8; LIMULUS TEST; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 96; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TRANSGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LIMULUS;

EID: 84867040680     PISSN: 17534259     EISSN: 17534267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753425912436590     Document Type: Article

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