Chemicals and Drugs

Endotoxins

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.

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Abstract

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.

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1 entry terms
  • Endotoxin

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28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS; coordinate IM with specific bacterium (IM with no qualifiers); for interaction of endotoxins with SUPERANTIGENS

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  1. D23.946w.123.329w

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QW 630.5.E5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Endotoxins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004731. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004731
  2. Endotoxins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endotoxin
  3. Endotoxins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319997