Identification of multiple novel epididymis-specific β-defensin isoforms in humans and mice

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2516-2523

  Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro ^a   Nagase, Takahide ^a   Makita, Ryosuke ^a   Fukuhara, Shigetomo ^a   Tomita, Tetsuji ^a   Tominaga, Takashi ^a   Kurihara, Hiroki ^a   Ouchi, Yasuyoshi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0036721626     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.5.2516     Document Type: Article

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