Mouse β-defensin 1 is a salt-sensitive antimicrobial peptide present in epithelia of the lung and urogenital tract

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1225-1232

  Bals, Robert ^a   Goldman, Mitchell J ^a   Wilson, James M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 8; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031913244     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.3.1225-1232.1998     Document Type: Article

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