SUMMARYParenterals, sterile preparations intended to be injected in man or animal, should be free from pyrogenic substances which are able to raise the thermostatic setting in the hypothalamus. This, article gives an up-to-date review of the principal detection and quantification methods for these agents, with special attention on the chromogenic Limulus Amebocyte Lysate assay.
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