Laboratory culture and maintenance of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) |
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| Authors: | Smith Stephen A Berkson Jim |
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| Institution: | Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Phase II, Duck Pond Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24061. |
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| Abstract: | Often referred to as a living fossil, the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, is one of the most-studied invertebrate animals in the world. It has served as a model in Nobel Prize-winning eye research, and researchers use a component of its blood to detect bacterial contamination in medical devices and drugs. The authors review the conditions necessary for housing these animals in the laboratory. |
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