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Takara Bio Confirms that Kelp-derived Fucoidan Inhibits Clot Formation.
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June 10, 2006
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Tokyo, Japan, June 9, 2006 - (JCN) - Takara Bio has identified a unique property of fucoidan derived from Kjellmaniella crassifolia, a kind of giant kelp, in collaboration with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada.
Specifically, the two partners have confirmed that high-molecular-weight fucoidan in Kjellmaniella crassifolia, which has an average molecular weight of 200,000, can inhibit the clot formation.
The results of mice experiment showed that fucoidan adheres to artery and vein endothelial cells, ...
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