Inhalation toxicity of (1→3)-β-D glucan: recent advances

To investigate the effects of (1→3)-β-D-glucan after inhalation, animals were exposed to different forms of glucan and the number of lung lavage cells was determined 24 h after exposure. None of the different forms assayed caused any increase in cell numbers. In animals exposed to endotoxin, all typ...

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Main Authors: Birgitta Fogelmark, Margareta Sjöstrand, David Williams, Ragnar Rylander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1997-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629359791587