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β(1–3) Glucans: Anti-Tumor Activity and Immunostimulation

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Fungal Cell Wall and Immune Response

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In spite of the enormous efforts made in the field of chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer, no decisive cancer chemotherapy has been developed so far except for some special tumors like leukemia (Chihara, 1984).

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  1. University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    J. Kraus & G. Franz

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  1. Institut Pasteur, Unité de Mycologie, 25, rue du Dr. Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France

    J. P. Latgé

  2. Dept. of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, 32611-0711, Gainesville, FL, USA

    D. Boucias

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Kraus, J., Franz, G. (1991). β(1–3) Glucans: Anti-Tumor Activity and Immunostimulation. In: Latgé, J.P., Boucias, D. (eds) Fungal Cell Wall and Immune Response. NATO ASI Series, vol 53. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76074-7_32

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