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Beta-Glucan Research Offers Promise for Anthrax Protection
April 28, 2003
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Beta-Glucan Research Offers Promise for Anthrax Protection
NEW YORK--A highly purified particulate form ofyeast beta-1,3 glucan protected mice against a lethal dose of anthrax when itwas administered orally after anthrax exposure, according to BiopolymerEngineering (www.biopolymer.com), whichsupplied its WGP Beta Glucan for the study. Researchers from Defence R&DCanada conducted the study as part of more than a decade of ongoing research onimmune modulators. Their work was published online by Medscape GeneralMedicine (www.medscape.com).
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