Antibiotic peptides are widely distributed in nature. Almost all function as membrane-active agents, disrupting target-cell permeability. Several exhibit a striking selectivity for single-celled microbes over metazoan cells, and as such are amongst the simplest components of the animal's defensive s
Fatty acids as metabolic mediators in innate immunity
✍ Scribed by A. Kopp; P. Gross; W. Falk; M. Bala; J. Weigert; C. Buechler; M. Neumeier; J. Schölmerich; A. Schäffler
- Book ID
- 108713863
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 285 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-2972
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