Mucosal immunity and inflammation. IV. Paneth cell antimicrobial peptides and the biology of the mucosal barrier

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 2 40-2, 1999, Pages

  Ouellette, Andre J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crypt epithelium; Cryptdins; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORIDE ION; CRYPTDIN; DEFENSIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL GRANULE; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANETH CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ENTERITIS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DEFENSINS; ENTERITIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; PROTEINS;

EID: 0032833012     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1999.277.2.g257     Document Type: Review

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