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Antimicrobial peptides of vertebrates

โœ Scribed by Tomas Ganz; Robert I Lehrer


Book ID
104358831
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
465 KB
Volume
10
Category
Article
ISSN
0952-7915

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โœฆ Synopsis


The past year brought several discoveries that focused attention on antimicrobial peptides on epithelial surfaces. The malfunction of these substances was implicated as a cause of airway infections in cystic fibrosis. Other highlights included new insights into the relative selectivity of antimicrobial peptides for microbial membranes, their primary site of action.


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