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    Effect of 14 days of oral feeding on phagocytosis by mouse peripheral blood cells. (* represents significant differences between treated and control animals at P≤0.05 level.)
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    Effects of 14 days of oral feeding on NK cell cytotoxicity. Different ratios of NK cells to target cells were tested for cytotoxicity. The data points shown are mean values from three experiments. (* the differences were significant at P≤0.05 level at all three effectors to target cell ratios.)
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    Effect of 14 days of oral feeding on levels of IL-6. (* represents significant differences between treated and control animals at P≤0.05 level.)
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    Effect of 14 days of oral feeding on levels of IL-12. (* represents significant differences between treated and control animals at P≤0.05 level.)
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    Effect of 14 days of oral feeding on levels of IFN-γ. (* represents significant differences between treated and control animals at P≤0.05 level.)
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    By David Law, President & CEO, Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc10.01.20
    When Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc. (GMI) started cultivating Shiitake mushrooms in 1977, the company—through its mentor, Dr. Yoshii of Oita, Japan—learned to produce Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) and Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mycelial biomass. At that time, pronouncing the word “Shiitake” was a common challenge. The Rei-Shi-Gen (Reishi/Shiitake Genmei) product, mushroom mycelium grown on sterilized organic brown rice, was a novel nutraceutical item.

    Over the years, GMI continued to develop more than 30 fungal species of nutraceutical products. The fresh mushroom offering has expanded to 10 varieties including Pom Pom (GMI tradename, Lion’s Mane), Maitake, Trumpet, Himematsutake (A. blazei), Buna Shimeji, Pioppini, Nameko, etc.

    Amazon did not exist at that time. Today, when one searches “mushroom health foods” at Amazon.com, seven pages of over 100 mushroom products return with the inquiry. There are products with a combination of up to 10 different fungal species. The more popular ones include Reishi, Shiitake, Turkey Tail, Cordyceps, Maitake, Agaricus blazei, and Chaga. Some products are based on the mycelium of the fung

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