Endotoxin-neutralizing antimicrobial proteins of the human placenta

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2356-2364

  Hun, Sik Kim ^a   Ju, Hyun Cho ^a   Hyoung, Woo Park ^a   Yoon, Ho ^a   Mi, Sun Kim ^a   Sun, Chang Kim ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; HEPARIN; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

AMNION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0036499180     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.5.2356     Document Type: Article

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