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POLYSACCHARIDE preparations from bamboo leaves1, bagasse2,3 and wheat straw4 inhibit the growth of sarcoma 180 implanted subcutaneously in mice. It was proposed that this activity was host mediated, not cytocidal.
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CHIHARA, G., MAEDA, Y., HAMURO, J. et al. Inhibition of Mouse Sarcoma 180 by Polysaccharides from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing.. Nature 222, 687–688 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222687a0
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