Cationic antimicrobial protein of Mr 37 kDa: A multifunctional inflammatory protein

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-13

  Pereira, Anne H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cationic antimicrobial protein; Function; Inflammatory mediator; Mr 37 kDa

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CATIONIC ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEIN CAP 37, HUMAN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOTION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOVEMENT; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN KINASE C;

EID: 0035239872     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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