Treatment of cancer with mushroom products

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 533-537

  Monro, Jean A ^a  

^a Breakspear Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Coriolus versicolor; Immunotherapy; Matrix; Mushrooms

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CORIOLUS MRL; LUBRICATING AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PROTEOGLYCAN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CANCER; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLAMMULINA VELUTIPES; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; JAPAN; MUSHROOM; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; AGARICALES; AGGRECANS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVOLUTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEOGLYCANS; RIBONUCLEASES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; CORIOLUS; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; FLAMMULINA; FLAMMULINA VELUTIPES;

EID: 3042542939     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.8.533-537     Document Type: Review

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