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Keeping track of the growing number of biological functions of chitin and its interaction partners in biomedical research
Chitin is a vital polysaccharide component of protective structures in many eukaryotic organisms but seems absent in vertebrates. Chitin or chitin oligomers are therefore prime candidates for non-self-molecules, which are recognized and degraded by the vertebrate immune system. Despite the absence o...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373397/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25595947 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/glycob/cwv005 |