The "Limulus" Amebocyte Lysate Test for Endotoxin
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 30 (7) , 461-464
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1307948
Abstract
This paper outlines the development and applications of the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test for endotoxin. The authors also discuss the conservation of the U.S. horsehoe crab population and the first successful laboratory breeding of Limulus.Keywords
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