Antimicrobial action of rabbit leukocyte CAP18106-137

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 624-629

  Mason, David J ^a   Dybowski, Richard ^a   Larrick, James W ^b   Gant, Vanya A ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBONYL CYANIDE CHLOROPHENYLHYDRAZONE; CATION; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0031017301     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.3.624     Document Type: Article

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