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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI104256

OBSERVATIONS ON THE PYROGENIC RESPONSE AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE BIOASSAY OF ENDOTOXIN

Willis R. Keene, Harold R. Silberman, and Maurice Landy

Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.

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Present address: U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, Boston, Mass.

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Present address: Duke University Hospital, Durham, N. C.

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Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.

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Present address: U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, Boston, Mass.

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Present address: Duke University Hospital, Durham, N. C.

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Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.

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Present address: U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, Boston, Mass.

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Present address: Duke University Hospital, Durham, N. C.

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Published February 1, 1961 - More info

Published in Volume 40, Issue 2 on February 1, 1961
J Clin Invest. 1961;40(2):295–301. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI104256.
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