Endotoxins: Structure, Function and Recognition

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Wang, Xiaoyuan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Quinn, Peter J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Σειρά: Subcellular Biochemistry, 53
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Medical microbiology.; Pharmacology.; Infectious diseases.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Infectious Diseases.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Endotoxins are potentially toxic compounds produced by Gram-negative bacteria including some pathogens. Unlike exotoxins, which are secreted in soluble form by live bacteria, endotoxins are comprised of structural components of bacteria. Endotoxins can cause a whole-body inflammatory state, sepsis,...