Anti-HIV-1 activity of indolicidin, an antimicrobial peptide from neutrophils

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-100

  Edward Robinson Jr , W ^a   McDougall, Brenda ^a   Tran, Dat ^a   Selsted, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Defensin; Host defense; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

INDOLICIDIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031940688     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.63.1.94     Document Type: Article

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