INFLUENCE OF LOW OR HIGH ENDOTOXIN-SUSCEPTIBLE RABBIT ON PYROGEN TEST

This study was carried out to investigate whether the use of the high endotoxin-sensitive or the low endotoxin-sensitive rabbits (New Zealand White strain) are more suited for the pyrogen test regulated by the Korean Pharmacopeia and United State Pharmacopeia. The results obtained were as follows. 1. The ferbrile responese were increased according to increased endotoxin doses used (i.e., 0.1, 1, 5, 10ng/kg) and the febrile responses reached to its maximum between 90 mins and 120 mins after the intravenous injection of endotoxin.