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Dextran
Dextran
is a complex branched
glucan
(
polysaccharide
made of many
glucose
molecules) composed of chains of varying lengths (from 3 to 2000
kilodaltons
). It is used medicinally as an
antithrombotic
(anti
platelet
), to reduce blood
viscosity
, and as a volume expander in
hypovolaemia
.
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