Glucan supplementation enhances the immune response against an influenza challenge in mice

Annals of Translational Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Vetvicka, Vaclav ^a   Vetvickova, Jana ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucan; Immune system; Influenza; Virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015477698     PISSN: 23055839     EISSN: 23055847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.01.08     Document Type: Article

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