The Effect of Chitin Size, Shape, Source and Purification Method on Immune Recognition
The animal immune response to chitin is not well understood and needs to be investigated further. However, this is a challenging topic to study because of the technical difficulties in purifying chitin, and because this material usually comes associated with contaminating components that can activat...
Main Author: | Francisco J. Alvarez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-04-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/4/4433 |
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