Antimicrobial peptides and proteins in the innate defense of the airway surface

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-95

  Travis, S M ^a   Singh, P K ^a   Welsh, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; CATHELICIDIN; DEFENSIN; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AIRWAY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECRETION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SECRETION;

EID: 0035142621     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(00)00187-4     Document Type: Review

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