Abundant human β-defensin-1 expression in milk and mammary gland epithelium

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 109-112

  Jia, Hong Peng ^a,b   Starner, Timothy ^a,b   Ackermann, Mark ^a,b   Kirby, Patricia ^a,b   Tack, Brian F ^a,b   McCray Jr , Paul B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; HUMAN BETA DEFENSIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTATION; MILK LEVEL; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0035143050     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2001.109375     Document Type: Article

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