Polysaccharide-peptide complexes from the cultured mycelia of the mushroom Coriolus versicolor and their culture medium activate mouse lymphocytes and macrophages

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 601-607

  Wang, H X ^a   Ng, T B ^a   Liu, W K ^a   Ooi, V E C ^a   Chang, S T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coriolus versicolor; Immunomodulation; Macrophage; Mitogenic activity; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

NITRITE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DIET; FIBROBLAST; GEL FILTRATION; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MITOGENESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; MUSHROOM; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0343337436     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(95)00157-3     Document Type: Article

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