Antibacterial peptides in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 352-356

  Schnapp, D ^a   Harris, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA DEFENSIN; DEFB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DEFENSIN; LYSOZYME; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MICROCOCCUS; NEUTROPHIL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-DEFENSINS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEFENSINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MICROCOCCUS; MURAMIDASE; NEUTROPHILS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0032159244     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.19.3.3384     Document Type: Article

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