An evaluation of the tissue expression of a bovine dodecapeptide bactenecin in the adult and fetal animal

Comparative Haematology International

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 132-138

  Smith, W L ^a   Sunaga, O ^b   Cullor, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Bactenecins; Bovine; Immunofluorescence assay; Monoclonal anitbody; Tissue expression

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTENECIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTESTINE; LIVER LEVEL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPLEEN; TRACHEA;

EID: 0033504105     PISSN: 09387714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02600371     Document Type: Article

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