title: Limulus test, parenteral drugs and biological products: an approach.
abstract: The Authors report the results concerning the control of the presence of bacterial endotoxins in parenteral drugs, blood products and immunological reagents and drugs, by means of Limulus amebocyte lysate test. All the data suggest that Limulus assay is a simple, rapid, sensitive test, mostly when it is correctly performed.
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D001181:Arthropods / Q000276:immunology*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000032:analysis*; D004340:Drug Contamination; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006737:Horseshoe Crabs / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D004731:Endotoxins