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Thromb Haemost 1979; 42(02): 808-809
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1666922
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

The Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Test for Endotoxin in Human Plasma

Stephen L Gaffin
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Technion Medical School, Haifa, Israel
,
Nora Obedeanu
Department of Microbiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa
,
David Merzbach
Department of Microbiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa
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23 August 2018 (online)

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