Porcine polymorphonuclear leukocytes generate extracellular microbicidal activity by elastase-mediated activation of secreted proprotegrins

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 978-985

  Panyutich, Alexander ^a   Shi, Jishu ^a   Boutz, Paul L ^a   Zhao, Chengquan ^a   Ganz, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; PEPTIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL LYSATE; DNA SEQUENCE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SWINE;

EID: 0031028188     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.3.978-985.1997     Document Type: Article

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