Definitions for "Endotoxins"
Gr. endon: within + L. toxicum: poison] • Lipopolysaccharides released by the lysis of some Gram-negative bacteria that cause fever and vomiting in a host organism. Energetic cost • The difference between the energy an animal would have expended had it rested, and that expended in performing a behavior.
Harmful substances that are contained within the cells that produce them, or are integral constituents of cellular structure and are not released until the cell disintegrates.
Toxins produced by bacteria.