LPS (Lipopolysaccharide) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is LPS (Lipopolysaccharide)? Molecule found in the outer cell walls of some bacteria that trigger the immune response resulting in fever. Also referred to as pyrogens or as endotoxins, though, strictly speaking, they are not endotoxins but predominant components of endotoxins produce

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