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.

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Phagocytes include hyaline amebocytes and macrophage-like cells, while cytotoxic cells include granular amebocytes and morula cells.

Hematological Analysis of the Ascidian Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) During Whole-Body Regeneration

To find an easy and efficient way to wipe off the bioburden, we examined three approaches (methods A, B, and C) with different flow rates and flushing durations, using common reagents (75% ethanol, water, and acetic acid), and checked the results using limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) clotting test.

A practical and pyrogen-free preparation of [sup]11C-L-methionine in a good manufacturing practice-compliant approach

Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) analysis is widely used for ET measurement for environmental samples.

Cross-sectional study on the endotoxin exposure and lung function impairment in the workers of textile industry near Lahore, Pakistan

1 ml Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) reagent, and the kinetic turbidity of the mixture was measured using a tube reader (Zhanjiang A and C Biological Ltd.

Comparative Study of Plasma Endotoxin with Procalcitonin Levels in Diagnosis of Bacteremia in Intensive Care Unit Patients

There is a range of tests available for detecting endotoxins including the Rabbit Pyrogen Test (RPT) and tests based on Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), which is derived from the blood cells of the horseshoe crab.

Facing up to the challenge of Low Endotoxin Recovery: better understanding LER and how to detect endotoxins in medicinal products

9) The basis of the Fungitell assay relies on BG's ability to activate the limulus amebocyte lysate clotting cascade present in the blood of Limulus polyphemus, the North American horseshoe crab.

Application of the 1,3-[beta]-D-Glucan (Fungitell) Assay in the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections

Their blue blood contains cells called Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) that, when used properly, can detect bacteria.

Living fossils--conserving and protecting horseshoe crabs

Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay and in vitro macrophage activation assay

Oral administration of a Spirulina extract enriched for Braun-type lipoproteins protects mice against influenza A (H1N1) virus infection

Endotoxin evaluation of eleven lipopolysaccharides by whole blood assay does not always correlate with limulus amebocyte lysate assay.

Purificacion y caracterizacion de lipopolisacaridos de Eikenella corrodens 23834 y Porphyromonas gingivalis W83

Endotoxin testing is done with the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) assay using either a kinetic assay or a gel-clot assay.

Water treatment for hemodialysis: an update

Particles were washed twice in 70% ethanol for 24 hours to eliminate a contamination with endotoxins and tested with a quantitative Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Assay (Charles River, Kent, United Kingdom) having set the detection level of < 0.

Validation and quantification of osteoclasts as a predictor of polyethylene particle induced osteolysis

One method for detection of endotoxins is the so-called LAL (Limulus Amebocyte Lysate) test, which uses the clotting reaction of a lysate of amebocytes isolated from the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).

Ultrapure water ensures accurate endotoxin testing: ultrapure water can be used as an affordable alternative for preparing samples to be assayed in endotoxin tests as detectable concentrations produced are exceptionally low

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