TY - JOUR AU - Tester, Richard AU - Al-Ghazzewi, Farage H PY - 2017/05/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Role of Glucomannans in Immunology JF - Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences JA - J Pharm Pharm Sci VL - 20 IS - 0 SE - Review Articles DO - 10.18433/J31P52 UR - https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/29096 SP - 97-114 AB - <p>Glucomannans play a much broader role in human health then providing dietary fibre. They are biologically active molecules and can when added to the body imitate innate molecules found in different organs including surface carbohydrates on cells. This review considers the immunological role of exogenous glucomannans within animals and man.</p><p> </p><p>This article is open to <strong>POST-PUBLICATION REVIEW</strong>. Registered readers (see “For Readers”) may <strong>comment</strong> by clicking on ABSTRACT on the issue’s contents page.</p> ER -