Mechanism in the clot formation of horseshoe crab blood during bacterial endotoxin invasion

Endotoxins from gram-negative microorganisms initiates clot formation in blood when it is accidentally encountered by horseshoe crab. This property was extensively studied by various researchers as a result Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) test was established. The LAL tests in general were 3 to 300 t...

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Main Authors: John, Akbar, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Kasim, Zaleha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2010
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