- An
amebocyte or
amoebocyte (/əˈmiː.bə.saɪt/) is a
motile cell (moving like an amoeba) in the
bodies of
invertebrates including cnidaria, echinoderms,...
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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...
- additive. The
blood of
horseshoe crabs contains a
clotting agent,
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate,
which is now used to test that
antibiotics and
kidney machines...
- is the
basis of
detection of
bacterial endotoxin through the
Limulus amebocyte lysate test for
parenteral medications.
Coagulogen contains a
single 175-residue...
- a bad taste.
Horseshoe crab
blood contains a
clotting agent,
limulus amebocyte lysate,
which is used to test
antibiotics and
kidney machines to ensure...
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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,...
-
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...
- physician-scientist and
hematologist who, with Fred Bang,
developed the
Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test for
bacterial endotoxins. Jack
Levin attended Yale School...
-
measuring the
amount of
lightning produced by a
thunderstorm Limulus amebocyte lysate, an
aqueous extract of
blood cells from the
Atlantic horseshoe...
- The
standard ****ay for
detecting presence of
endotoxin is the
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) ****ay,
utilizing blood from the
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)...
