The human false vocal folds - An analysis of antimicrobial defense mechanisms

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 315-323

  Kutta, Hannes ^a   Steven, Philipp ^a   Kohla, Guido ^a   Tillmann, Bernhard ^a   Paulsen, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Mucin; Natural peptide antibiotic; Ventricular fold; Vestibular fold

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; BETA DEFENSIN; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; MANNOSE; MUCIN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; SIALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; LECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MUCUS GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOCAL CORD; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOLOGY; EXOCRINE GLAND; LARYNX; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-DEFENSINS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BETA-DEFENSINS; CARBOHYDRATES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTOFERRIN; LARYNX; LECTINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUCINS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MURAMIDASE; VOCAL CORDS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036320726     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-002-0255-8     Document Type: Article

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