Interleukin 2 promoter/enhancer controlled expression of a synthetic cecropin-class lytic peptide in transgenic mice and subsequent resistance to Brucella abortus

Transgenic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 337-347

  Reed, William A ^a   Elzer, Philip H ^b   Enright, Fred M ^b   Jaynes, Jesse M ^c,d   Morrey, John D ^a   White, Kenneth L ^a  

^a Department of Animal ^*  (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Demeter Biotechnologies Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Cecropin; Gene therapy; Interleukin 2; Shiva I

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031239636     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018423015014     Document Type: Article

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