Limulus Test

Known as: Limulus Tests, Test, Limulus, Tests, Limulus 
Sensitive method for detection of bacterial endotoxins and endotoxin-like substances that depends on the in vitro gelation of Limulus amebocyte… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Astrocytes upregulate survival genes in tumor cells and induce protection from chemotherapy.
In the United States, more than 40% of cancer patients develop brain metastasis. The median survival for untreated patients is 1… (More)
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2007
2007
Antilipopolysaccharide factor (ALF) of mud crab Scylla paramamosain: molecular cloning, genomic organization and the antimicrobial activity of its synthetic LPS binding domain.
Antilipopolysaccharide factors (ALFs) are small basic proteins that can bind and neutralize lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and have… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
SDS-induced phenoloxidase activity of hemocyanins from Limulus polyphemus, Eurypelma californicum, and Cancer magister.
Phenoloxidase, widely distributed among animals, plants, and fungi, is involved in many biologically essential functions… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Metropolitan home living conditions associated with indoor endotoxin levels.
BACKGROUND Household endotoxin exposure in allergy and asthma has been gaining attention for its dual potential to exacerbate… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus.
We determined the complete 14,985-nt sequence of the mitochondrial DNA of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus (Arthropoda… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Quantification of ergosterol and 3-hydroxy fatty acids in settled house dust by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: comparison with fungal culture and determination of endotoxin by a Limulus…
Ergosterol and 3-hydroxy fatty acids, chemical markers for fungal biomass and the endotoxin of gram-negative bacteria… (More)
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1992
1992
Meningococcal endotoxin in lethal septic shock plasma studied by gas chromatography, mass-spectrometry, ultracentrifugation, and electron microscopy.
We have compared gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis with the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay to… (More)
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1989
1989
False-positive result in Limulus test caused by Limulus amebocyte lysate-reactive material in immunoglobulin products.
Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL)-reactive material other than endotoxin was detected in the plasma and urine of patients after… (More)
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Lipopolysaccharide variation in Coxiella burnetti: intrastrain heterogeneity in structure and antigenicity.
We isolated lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) from phase variants of Coxiella burnetii Nine Mile and compared the isolated LPS and C… (More)
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1985
1985
Isolation and biological activities of limulus anticoagulant (anti-LPS factor) which interacts with lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
Exposure of limulus hemocytes to bacterial endotoxins (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) results in the activation of the intracellular… (More)
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