Biological properties of sulfated fucans: The potent inhibiting activity of algal fucoidan against the human complement system

Glycobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Tissot, Bérangère ^a   Daniel, Régis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; FUCOIDIN; HEPARIN; SULFATE;

ALGA; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; GRAFT REJECTION; HOST; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; ISCHEMIA; LETTER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOGRAFT;

ALGAE, BROWN; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; FUCOSE; HUMANS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ALGAE;

EID: 0345099499     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwg126     Document Type: Letter

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