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Descriptor English: Endotoxins
Descriptor Spanish: Endotoxinas
Descriptor endotoxinas
Entry term(s) endotoxina
Scope note: Toxinas íntimamente asociadas al citoplasma vivo o a las paredes celulares de ciertos microorganismos. No difunden fácilmente hacia el medio de cultivo, sino que son liberadas al lisarse las células.
Descriptor Portuguese: Endotoxinas
Descriptor French: Endotoxines
Entry term(s): Endotoxin
Tree number(s): D23.946.123.329
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004731
Scope note: Toxins closely associated with the living cytoplasm or cell wall of certain microorganisms, which do not readily diffuse into the culture medium, but are released upon lysis of the cells.
Annotation: antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS; coordinate IM with specific bacterium (IM with no qualifiers); for interaction of endotoxins with SUPERANTIGENS
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Related: Limulus Test MeSH
DeCS ID: 4809
Unique ID: D004731
NLM Classification: QW 630.5.E5
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Endotoxins - Preferred
Concept UI M0007438
Scope note Toxins closely associated with the living cytoplasm or cell wall of certain microorganisms, which do not readily diffuse into the culture medium, but are released upon lysis of the cells.
Preferred term Endotoxins
Entry term(s) Endotoxin



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