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Endotoxins MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


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 Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Endotoxins Preferred
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