Polysaccharides with sulfate groups are human T-cell mitogens and murine polyclonal B-cell activators (PBAs). I. Fucoidan and heparin.
D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000921:Antibody-Producing Cells / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006462:Hemolytic Plaque Technique; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D008934:Mitogens; D011134:Polysaccharides; D006493:Heparin; C007789:fucoidan