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

• Main Authors: Birgitta Fogelmark (Author), Margareta Sjöstrand (Author), David Williams (Author), Ragnar Rylander (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hindawi Limited, 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...