Which of the following is NOT true of bacterial endotoxin?   1. None of the other four answers (All are true of bacterial endotoxin) 2. Can cause life-threatening drop in blood pressure (shock) 3. Composed of proteins produced by bacteria and released into surrounding environment 4. Composed of lipid A, a component of the gram-negative bacterial outer membrane  5. Stimulates macrophages to produce a substance (TNF) that damages capillaries

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Which of the following is NOT true of bacterial endotoxin?

 

1. None of the other four answers (All are true of bacterial endotoxin)

2. Can cause life-threatening drop in blood pressure (shock)

3. Composed of proteins produced by bacteria and released into surrounding environment

4. Composed of lipid A, a component of the gram-negative bacterial outer membrane 

5. Stimulates macrophages to produce a substance (TNF) that damages capillaries

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