ENDOTOXIN DETOXIFICATION BY GUINEA PIG TISSUE HOMOGENATES AND POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS REACTION IN VIVO

Abstract

This report describes the in vitro inactivation of endotoxin by various tissues of the guinea pig, and attempts to assess the physiological role of the spleen in the response of normal animals and those with liver damage to administration of endotoxin.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 02, 1964
Accession Number
AD0611974

Entities

People

  • W. E. Farrar Jr.

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Blood
  • Body Weight
  • Cellular Structures
  • Detoxification
  • Endotoxins
  • Fatty Acids
  • Hard Copy
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Lymphatic System
  • Materials
  • Mitochondria
  • Rodents
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Splenectomy
  • Tissues

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Neuroscience
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology