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amoebocyte
/ əˈmiːbəˌsaɪt /
noun
any cell having properties similar to an amoeba, such as shape, mobility, and ability to engulf particles
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The copper-based blood of the horseshoe crab contains the most sensitive indicator of bacteria ever discovered, limulus amoebocyte lysate.
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However it works, the liquid crystal approach has a specific advantage over limulus amoebocyte lysate and similar tests: It does not require living organisms.
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Called the limulus amoebocyte lysate assay, this "gold standard of testing" relies on exposing the drug under investigation to horseshoe crabs' blood.
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