How to Use endotoxin in a Sentence
endotoxin
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If endotoxins are present, the lysate reacts by forming a clot or causing a measurable change.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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The Mediscal glutathione was found to have elevated bacterial endotoxins.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
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Like antibiotics, phages can cause the release of endotoxins, or toxic substances, which can cause a severe inflammatory – and potentially fatal – response, like septic shock.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
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When given an endotoxin (a substance that typically triggers inflammation), those who practiced cold training produced less of a protein that controls inflammation and experienced milder symptoms compared to a control group of people not trained in these techniques.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
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The Lee administration had previously halted capital punishment in 2022 after suspending the execution of Oscar Franklin Smith, due to the failure to test for endotoxins in the lethal injection cocktail, per the Death Penalty Information Center.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026
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