- An
amebocyte or
amoebocyte (/əˈmiːbəsaɪt/) is a
motile cell (moving like an amoeba) in the
bodies of
invertebrates including cnidaria, echinoderms, molluscs...
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Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) is an
aqueous extract of
motile blood cells (
amebocytes) from the
Atlantic horseshoe crab
Limulus polyphemus. LAL reacts...
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Horseshoe crabs are
often caught for
their blood,
which contains Limulus amebocyte lysate, a
chemical used to
detect bacterial endotoxins. Additionally,...
- is the
basis of
detection of
bacterial endotoxin through the
Limulus amebocyte lysate test for
parenteral medications.
Coagulogen contains a
single 175-residue...
- additive. The
blood of
horseshoe crabs contains a
clotting agent,
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate,
which is now used to test that
antibiotics and
kidney machines...
-
caught for use as
fishing bait, in
biomedicine (especially for
Limulus amebocyte lysate) and science. They play a
major role in the
local ecosystems, with...
- also
contains collagen and
other fibrous proteins, as well as
wandering amebocytes that can
engulf debris and bacteria. The
mesogloea is
bordered by the...
- physician-scientist and
hematologist who, with Fred Bang,
developed the
Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test for
bacterial endotoxins. Jack
Levin attended Yale School...
- a bad taste.
Horseshoe crab
blood contains a
clotting agent,
limulus amebocyte lysate,
which is used to test
antibiotics and
kidney machines to ensure...
- (1916–1981) was an
American medical researcher who
developed the
Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test for
bacterial endotoxins. He was
influential in applying...
