The Complexity of Fungal β-Glucan in Health and Disease: Effects on the Mononuclear Phagocyte System

β-glucan, the most abundant fungal cell wall polysaccharide, has gained much attention from the scientific community in the last few decades for its fascinating but not yet fully understood immunobiology. Study of this molecule has been motivated by its importance as a pathogen-associated molecular...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Camilli, Guillaume Tabouret, Jessica Quintin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00673/full