Polysaccharide Immunomodulators as Therapeutic Agents: Structural Aspects and Biologic Function
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Polysaccharide immunomodulators as therapeutic agents: structural aspects and biologic function.
Polysaccharide immunomodulators were first discovered over 40 years ago. Although very few have been rigorously studied, recent reports have revealed the mechanism of action and structure-function attributes of some of these molecules. Certain polysaccharide immunomodulators have been identified that have profound effects in the regulation of immune responses during the progression of infectiou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.13.4.523