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Clinical Chemistry Tests
Medical Definition: | Laboratory tests demonstrating the presence of physiologically significant substances in the blood, urine, tissue, and body fluids with application to the diagnosis or therapy of disease. |
Guide Notes: | GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; NIM; DF: CLIN CHEM TESTS |
Previously Indexed: | Chemistry, Clinical (1966-1997) |
Blood Chemical Analysis | |
Enzyme Tests | |
Limulus Test - Sensitive method for detection of bacterial endotoxins and endotoxin-like substances that depends on the in vitro gelation of Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), prepared from the circulating blood (amebocytes) of the horseshoe crab, by the endotoxin or related compound. Used for detection of endotoxin in body fluids and parenteral pharmaceuticals. |
Clinical Chemistry Tests Medical Definitions and Terms
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