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    Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) is an aqueous extract of motile blood cells (amebocytes) from the Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. LAL reacts...
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    caught for use as fishing bait, in biomedicine (especially for Limulus amebocyte lysate) and science. They play a major role in the local ecosystems, with...
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    prolate-to-fusiform shape. Limulus amebocyte lysate, an aqueous extract of amebocytes from the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), is commonly...
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    used as fishing bait, in fertilizer and in science (especially Limulus amebocyte lysate, which is used for the detection and quantification of bacterial...
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    than the mammalian fibrin clot. Limulus amebocyte lysate is found only in horseshoe crabs, specifically the Limulus polyphemus species. In the presence...
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    purposes as emu oil.) Horn, including antlers etc. Ivory Lanolin Limulus amebocyte lysate (a chemical in horseshoe crab blood used to detect bacterial endotoxin)...
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  • 2 more Sushi domains a trypsin domain This enzyme is useful in Limulus amebocyte lysate as the endotoxin-detecting element. It can be produced recombinantly...
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    detecting presence of endotoxin is the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) assay, utilizing blood from the Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Very low levels of...
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    meat a bad taste. Horseshoe crab blood contains a clotting agent, limulus amebocyte lysate, which is used to test antibiotics and kidney machines to ensure...
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    additive. The blood of horseshoe crabs contains a clotting agent, Limulus Amebocyte Lysate, which is now used to test that antibiotics and kidney machines...
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