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Antitumor activity of orally administered maitake α-glucan by stimulating antitumor immune response...

Antitumor activity of orally administered maitake α-glucan by stimulating antitumor immune response...

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Antitumor activity of orally administered maitake α-glucan by stimulating antitumor immune response in murine tumor

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Antitumor activity of orally administered maitake α-glucan by stimulating antitumor immune response in murine tumor

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2017-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e0173621-e0173621

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Maitake α-glucan, YM-2A, isolated from Grifola frondosa, has been characterized as a highly α-1,6-branched α-1,4 glucan. YM-2A has been shown to possess an anti-virus effect in mice; however, it does not directly inhibit growth of the virus in vitro, indicating that the anti-virus effect of YM-2A might be associated with modulation of the host immu...

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Antitumor activity of orally administered maitake α-glucan by stimulating antitumor immune response in murine tumor

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1875841510

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1875841510

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1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0173621

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