Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Full

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. pathological processes and conditions
  3. infection
  4. toxemia
  5. endotoxemia

Preferred term

endotoxemia

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A condition characterized by the presence of endotoxins in the blood. On lysis, the outer cell wall of gram-negative bacteria enters the systemic circulation and initiates a pathophysiologic cascade of pro-inflammatory mediators.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • endotoxaemia

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37088

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/19/06, last modified 11/30/12