La recherche des endotoxines dans les préparations radiopharmaceutiques—I. Comparaison de l’Hyperthermie du lapin après administration intraveineuse ou intrathécale d’Endotoxine de référence

Endotoxin testing

Parenterals, sterile preparations intended to be injected in man or animal, should be free from pyrogenic substances which are able to raise the thermostatic setting in the hypothalamus. This article gives an up-to-date review of the principal detection and quantification methods for these agents, with special attention on the chromogenic Limulus Amebocyte Lysate assay.