title: [Use of the Limulus test (LAL) to detect endotoxins].
abstract: Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test is commonly used for the detection of trace amounts of endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides, LPS). The mechanisms, LPS structural requirements and limitations of LAL tests are presented.
authors.affiliation: Centrum Mikrobiologii i Wirusologii PAN w Lodzi.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kaca
mesh_terms: D004731:Endotoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008033:Limulus Test; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004731:Endotoxins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides
vernacular_title: Wykorzystanie testu Limulus (LAL) do wykrywania endotoksyn.