Chitin and chitosan activate complement via the alternative pathway

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 151-155

  Minami, Saburo ^a   Suzuki, Hiromi ^a   Okamoto, Yoshiharu ^a   Fujinaga, Toru ^b   Shigemasa, Yoshihiro ^c  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative pathway; Chitin; Chitosan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032120574     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(98)00015-0     Document Type: Article

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