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amebocyte /ame·bo·cyte/ (ah-me´bo-sīt″) ameboid cell.
a·me·bo·cyte or a·moe·bo·cyte (-mb-st)
n.
1. An ameboid cell, such as a white blood cell.
2. A blood cell in an in vitro tissue culture.
amebocyte
a cell showing ameboid movement.


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A wholly owned subsidiary of Seikagaku Corporation, the Company pioneered the use of Horseshoe Crab blood extract, Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), used in the testing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biologics, for the presence of potentially toxic endotoxins and glucans.
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Limulus amebocyte lysate was supplied by BioWhittaker (Walkersville, MD), and control standard endotoxin was obtained from Associates of Cape Cod (East Falmouth, MA).
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Endotoxin on the filters was quantified using a Limulus amebocyte lysate (IAL) assay (Bio-Whittaker, Walkersville, MD), and the concentration in endotoxin units (EU) was calculated (EU per milliliter).
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