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Endotoxins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Endotoxins
Tree Number(s)
D23.946.123.329
Unique ID
D004731
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004731
Annotation
antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS; coordinate IM with specific bacterium (IM with no qualifiers); for interaction of endotoxins with SUPERANTIGENS
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Endotoxin
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QW 630.5.E5
See Also
Limulus Test
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Endotoxins Preferred
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