MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Which of the following is most likely to be an effective, but not definitive, innate immune system assay for endotoxins like lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from a bacteria-derived sample?
    		 

    A

    		 Injecting the sample into a rabbit and measuring rapid onset of fever and inflammation

    B

    		 Feeding the sample to mice and testing for blood in the feces

    C

    		 Adding the sample to an immortalized cell line of a mouse B lymphoma and measuring antibody output

    D

    		 Adding the sample to a culture of E. coli and measuring growth inhibition



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