Atlantic horseshoe crab
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The Atlantic horseshoe crab, also known as the American horseshoe crab, is a species of horseshoe crab, a kind of marine and brackish chelicerate arthropod. It is found in the Gulf of Mexico and along
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Limulus polyphemus horseshoe crab on coast
Atlantic horseshoe crab on the shore at Brighton Beach, New York City
Atlantic horseshoe crab with attached Crepidula shells on the Delaware Bay beach in Villas, New Jersey.
Limulus amebocyte lysate
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Limulus amebocyte lysate is an aqueous extract of motile blood cells from the Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. LAL reacts with bacterial endotoxins such as lipopolysaccharides, which are co
Atlantic horseshoe crab
…Bayshore. Their eggs were eaten by Native Americans, but today Atlantic horseshoe crabs are caught for use as fishing bait, in biomedicine (especially for Limulus amebocyte lysate) and science. They play a major role in the local ecosystems, with their eggs providing an important food source for shorebirds, and the juveniles and…
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