Marine microalgal polysaccharide induces apoptosis in human lymphoid cells

Journal of Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-38

  Sogawa, Kenichi ^a,c   Kodama, Eiichi ^b   Matsuda, Masahiro ^a   Shigeta, Shiro ^b   Okutani, Koichi ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; DINOFLAGELLATE; LYMPHOID CELL; POLYSACCHARIDE;

GYMNODINIUM;

EID: 0031860486     PISSN: 09412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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