The human cationic antimicrobial protein (hCAP-18) is expressed in the epithelium of human epididymis, is present in seminal plasma at high concentrations, and is attached to spermatozoa

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 4297-4302

  Malm, Johan ^a   Sørensen, Ole ^c   Persson, Terese ^a   Frohm Nilsson, Margareta ^b   Johansson, Bengt ^a   Bjartell, Anders ^a   Lilja, Hans ^a   Ståhle Bäckdahl, Mona ^b   Borregaard, Niels ^c   Egesten, Arne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATHELIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0033918174     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.7.4297-4302.2000     Document Type: Article

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