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Glucan-induced enhancement of hemopoietic recovery in gamma-irradiated mice

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A single pre- or postirradiation application of β-(1→3)-D-glucan, a potent reticuloendothelial stimulant, enhances hemopoietic recovery in sublethally gamma-irradiated mice. Pretreatment of mice with glucan significantly reduces lethal radiation effects.

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  1. Institute of Biophysics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, CS-61265, Brno 12, Czechoslovakia

    M. Pospíšil, J. Jary, Jaromíra Netíková & M. Marek

  2. Laboratory of Monosaccharides, Prague Institute of Chemical Technology, 16628, Prague 6, Czechoslovakia

    M. Pospíšil, J. Jary, Jaromíra Netíková & M. Marek

  3. Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Prague Institute of Chemical Technology, 166 28, Prague 6, Czechoslovakia

    M. Pospíšil, J. Jary, Jaromíra Netíková & M. Marek

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Pospíšil, M., Jary, J., Netíková, J. et al. Glucan-induced enhancement of hemopoietic recovery in gamma-irradiated mice. Experientia 38, 1232–1234 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959759

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