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Evaluation of Sulfated Lentinus Edodes α-(1→3)-D-Glucan as a Potential Antitumor Agent

Pingyi ZHANGWhistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1160, U.S.A. Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong New Territories, Hong Kong
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Peter C. K. CHEUNGWhistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1160, U.S.A. Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong New Territories, Hong Kong
Pages 1052-1056 | Received 20 Nov 2001, Accepted 18 Jan 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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