Influence of the chain length of chitosan on complement activation

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 465-469

  Suzuki, Y ^a   Miyatake, K ^a   Okamoto, Y ^a   Muraki, E ^b   Minami, S ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chito oligosaccharides; Chitosan; Complement activation; Immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0242271322     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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