Cationic antimicrobial proteins

Drugs of the Future

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-48

  Larrick, James W ^a   Wright, Susan C ^a  

^a Palo Alto Institute of Molecular Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABAECIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; APIDAECIN; CATIONIC ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; GRAMICIDIN; HYMENOPTEACIN; MAGAININ DERIVATIVE; SEPACIN; SEPROCIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RESEARCH; FROG; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0029916112     PISSN: 03778282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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