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Endotoxins are the toxic substances released from the cell walls of specific bacterial proteins, particularly gram-negative bacteria when damaged or dying. For instance, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a type of endotoxin present on the cell surface of gram-negative bacteria (Raetz, 1990).
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Ephi Lu. (2024). Endotoxins. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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