Effects of blood extraction on horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus)
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E-mail address (for J. Berkson, contact author): [email protected] the United States, mandated that all biomedical companies actively bleed ing horseshoe crabs estimate mortal ity rates resulting from their bleeding process (Schrading et al.3). Because of the unique methods of the different biomedical companies, each company was required to quantify its own rate of mortality. BioWhittaker, a CAMBREX com pany, is the largest producer of LAL. In response to the ASMFC mandate, BioWhittaker requested that Virginia Tech conduct the mortality study for their company. Our objective was to determine horseshoe crab mortality for a two-week period following the bleeding process.
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Potential causes of mortality for horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) during the biomedical bleeding process
Biomedical companies catch and bleed horseshoe crabs for the production of Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), a product used for protecting public health (Berkson and Shuster, 1999). LAL is a clotting agent, derived solely from horseshoe crab blood cells, which is used to detect the presence of pathogenic gramnegative bacteria in injectable drugs and implantable medical and dental devices (Mikkels...
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