The use of edible mushroom water soluble polysaccharides in the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases: A mechanistic approach

Antitumor Potential and other Emerging Medicinal Properties of Natural Compounds

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 263-283

  Schwartz, Betty ^a   Hadar, Yitzhak ^a   Sliva, Daniel ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84916199876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6214-5_18     Document Type: Chapter

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