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Original Articles

Structure of β-Glucan Oligomer from Laminarin and Its Effect on Human Monocytes to Inhibit the Proliferation of U937 Cells

Zhongcun PANGGraduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Prefectural University
,
Kodo OTAKAGraduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Prefectural University
,
Takashi MAOKAResearch Institute for Production Development
,
Kumi HIDAKAResearch Institute for Production Development
,
Sumio ISHIJIMAGraduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Prefectural University
,
Masayuki ODAGraduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Prefectural University
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Masatake OHNISHIGraduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Prefectural University
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Pages 553-558 | Received 06 Oct 2004, Accepted 16 Dec 2004, Published online: 22 May 2014

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