endotoxin
Noun
Meaning
a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die
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An example is a specific single nucleotide polymorphism in the CD14 region and exposure to endotoxin (a bacterial product).
Phage-ligand technology makes use of proteins, which are identified from bacteriophages, characterized and recombinantly expressed for various applications such as binding of bacteria and bacterial components (e.g. endotoxin ) and lysis of bacteria.
The pertussis toxin, aluminum, mercury and endotoxin contained in the DPT vaccines have been well-documented through scientific studies to cause permanent brain damage.
The problem is that biomedical companies bleed the live crabs to use their blue blood in endotoxin tests — and as their numbers drop, so do the numbers of birds.