Antimicrobial peptides: An emerging concept in cutaneous biology

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 739-743

  Gallo, Richard L ^a,b   Huttner, Kenneth M ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathelicidins; Contact dermatitis; Defensins; PR 39; Wound repair

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BOMBININ; CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; HISTATIN; LACTOFERRIN; MAGAININ DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMOTAXIS; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

EID: 0031737581     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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