Human β-defensin-1: An antimicrobial peptide of urogenital tissues

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1633-1642

  Valore, Erika V ^a   Park, Christina H ^a   Quayle, Alison J ^b   Wiles, Kerry R ^c   McCray Jr , Paul B ^c   Ganz, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics, peptide chemistry; Antiinfective agents analysis; Epithelium chemistry; Genitalia, female chemistry; Peptide purification

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; DIALYSIS FLUID;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0032523214     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI1861     Document Type: Article

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