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Effect of Antitumour Polysaccharides on the Higher Structure of Serum Protein

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MANY polysaccharides obtained from different origins have recently been found to inhibit the growth of transplantable solid tumours in mice1–7.

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HAMURO, J., CHIHARA, G. Effect of Antitumour Polysaccharides on the Higher Structure of Serum Protein. Nature 245, 40–41 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/245040a0

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