Antimicrobial peptides versus parasitic infections?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 475-476

  Vizioli, Jacopo ^a   Salzet, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CECROPIN; CHLOROQUINE; DEFENSIN; DERMASEPTIN; GAMBICIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MAGAININ 1; MELITTIN; PEPTIDE; SCORPINE; SHIVA 3; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEISHMANIA; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROTOZOON;

METAZOA; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036861894     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(02)02428-5     Document Type: Review

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