Enteric defensins

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 494-499

  Ouellette, Andre J ^a   Selsted, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CELL INTERACTION; CHROMOSOME 8; CRYPT CELL; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANETH CELL; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; SERTOLI CELL; SHORT SURVEY; SMALL INTESTINE; TESTIS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0030730524     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001574-199711000-00010     Document Type: Short Survey

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