Epithelial antimicrobial peptides: Innate local host response elements

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 32-46

  Schroder J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Cystic fibrosis; Defensin; Epithelia; Innate immunity; Peptide antibiotics

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DEFENSIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INVERTEBRATE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEFENSINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PLANTS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033213989     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050004     Document Type: Review

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