Toxicology of 1 - 3-Beta-Glucans
Young, Shih-Houng / Castranova, Vincent
Toxicology of 1->3--Glucans covers the basic chemistry and immunobiology of these substances. It begins by introducing current methods for detecting 1->3--glucans in environmental samples and reviewing risk evaluation in the environment. It then discusses numerous topics including likely occupational and environmental exposure, studies suggesting a strong link between environmental glucan concentrations and pulmonary inflammation, and signal t...