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amebocyte

[ə′mēb·ə‚sīt]
(invertebrate zoology)
One of the wandering ameboid cells in the tissues and fluids of many invertebrates that function in assimilation and excretion.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Endotoxin concentrations in the Pru p 3 samples, determined via chromogenic Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test (Charles River PTS LAL), were less than 0.12 pg/10 fig protein.
Novitsky, "Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) detection of endotoxin in human blood," Journal of Endotoxin Research, vol.
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