chapter 1 Chapter 1 -- chapter 2 )- -D-Glucans: The Epidemiological Evidence -- chapter 3 )- -D-Glucan in the Environment: A Risk Assessment -- chapter 4 )- -Glucan-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation in Rats -- chapter 5 Chapter 5 -- chapter 6 Chapter 6 -- chapter 7 Chapter 7 / chapter 8 Endogenous Septic Shock by Combination of -Glucan and NSAIDs / chapter 9 Particulate and Soluble -Glucans from Candida albicans Modulate Cytokine Release from Human Leukocytes / chapter 10 Detection and Measurement of (1→3)-β-D-Glucan with Limulus Amebocyte Lysate-Based Reagents / chapter 11 Clinical Utilization of the Measurement of (1→3)-β-D-Glucan in Blood