Are botanical glucans effective in enhancing tumoricidal cell activity?

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Cunningham Rundles, Susanna ^a   Lin, Hong ^a   Cassileth, Barrie ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow cell; Grifola frondosa; Hematopoiesis; Maitake mushroom

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA GLUCAN; DOXORUBICIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL MIGRATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT GM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; GRIFOLA FRONDOSA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 31544443815     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.12.2919s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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