The essential role of the liver in detoxification of endotoxin.

Animals Biotransformation Blood/metabolism Carbon Tetrachloride/adverse effects Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/metabolism Chick Embryo Endotoxins/metabolism,toxicity Fatty Acids/metabolism Guinea Pigs Hydrogen-Ion Concentration In Vitro Techniques Kidney/metabolism Liver/metabolism,pathology Lung/metabolism Mitochondria/metabolism Muscles/metabolism Myocardium/metabolism Serratia marcescens Spleen/metabolism Splenectomy

Endotoxins Fatty Acids Carbon Tetrachloride