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Apoptosis Induction by Lectin Isolated from the Mushroom Boletopsis leucomelas in U937 Cells

Yu KOYAMASchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Yuko KATSUNOSchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Noriyuki MIYOSHISchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Sumio HAYAKAWASchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Takashi MITASchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Haruhiko MUTOSchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan;Shizuoka Prefecture Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteNegata, Hamakita, Shizuoka 434-0016, Japan
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Satoko ISEMURASchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan;Nippon Dental University Junior Collage at NiigataNiigata 951-8151, Japan
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Yutaka AOYAGISchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan;Department of Third Internal Medicine, Niigata University School of MedicineNiigata 951-8122, Japan
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Mamoru ISEMURASchool of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Pages 784-789 | Received 28 Sep 2001, Accepted 16 Nov 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014

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