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Descriptor English: Limulus Test
Descriptor Spanish: Prueba de Limulus
Descriptor prueba del Limulus
Entry term(s) test del LAL
test del Limulus
Scope note: Método sensible para la detección de endotoxinas bacterianas y de sustancias semejantes a las endotoxinas basado en la gelificación in vitro del lisado de amebocitos de Limulus (LAL), preparados a partir de amebocitos circulantes en sangre del limulus (cangrejo herradura o de las Molucas), por la endotoxina o compuesto relacionado. Utilizados para la detección de endotoxinas en líquidos corporales y de productos farmacéuticos parenterales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Teste do Limulus
Descriptor French: Test LAL
Entry term(s): Limulus Tests
Test, Limulus
Tests, Limulus
Tree number(s): E01.370.225.124.470
E01.370.225.875.150.570
E05.091.570
E05.200.124.470
E05.200.875.150.570
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008033
Scope note: Sensitive method for detection of bacterial endotoxins and endotoxin-like substances that depends on the in vitro gelation of Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), prepared from the circulating blood (amebocytes) of the horseshoe crab, by the endotoxin or related compound. Used for detection of endotoxin in body fluids and parenteral pharmaceuticals.
Annotation: for detection of bact endotoxins using horseshoe crab blood
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MT methods
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Endotoxins (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
DeCS ID: 8208
Unique ID: D008033
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/27
Revision Date: 2015/06/01
Limulus Test - Preferred
Concept UI M0012520
Scope note Sensitive method for detection of bacterial endotoxins and endotoxin-like substances that depends on the in vitro gelation of Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), prepared from the circulating blood (amebocytes) of the horseshoe crab, by the endotoxin or related compound. Used for detection of endotoxin in body fluids and parenteral pharmaceuticals.
Preferred term Limulus Test
Entry term(s) Limulus Tests
Test, Limulus
Tests, Limulus



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