Beta glucans : mechanisms of action / / editors, Vaclav Vetvicka & Miroslav Novak
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| Autore: |
Vetvicka Vaclav
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| Titolo: |
Beta glucans : mechanisms of action / / editors, Vaclav Vetvicka & Miroslav Novak
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| Pubblicazione: | [Saif Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates], : Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., [2011] |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (91 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 574 |
| Soggetto topico: | Glucans |
| Altri autori: |
VetvickaVaclav
NovakMiroslav
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 02 Cover Page.pdf; 03 eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 04 Contents; 05 Foreword; 06 Preface; 07 CONTRIBUTORS; 08 Chapter 01; 10 Chapter 03; 11 Chapter 04; 12 Chapter 05; 13 Chapter 06; 14 index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | ß-Glucan is generally considered to be a very safe immunomodulator. It is a well-known biological response modifier (BRM) that has been used as an adjuvant therapy for cancer since 1980, mostly in Japan. ß-Glucan enhances the innate host defense against certain bacteria, yeast, and viral pathogens. I addition, glucans are also considered to be important in prophylaxis against irradiation. Various types of glucans are now routinely added both to human and animal food. At least 26 clinical trials are currently under way in several countries. The authors of this ebook have selected and brought to |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Beta glucans |
| ISBN: | 9781608052103 |
| 1608052109 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910974667803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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