Expression of the peptide antibiotics human β defensin-1 and human β defensin-2 in normal human skin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 106-111

  Ali, Rozina S ^a,b   Falconer, Amy ^a   Ikram, Mohammed ^a   Bissett, Clare E ^a   Cerio, Rino ^a   Quinn, Anthony G ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti microbial peptide; Innate immunity; Keratinocyte

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 1; BETA DEFENSIN 2; DEFENSIN; MESSENGER RNA; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034946112     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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