Antimicrobial peptides: Effector molecules of the skin as defense organ;Antimikrobielle peptide: Effektormoleküle der haut als abwehrorgan

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Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 424-435

  Schröder, Jens M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE;

EFFECTOR CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KERATINOCYTE; MICROFLORA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0036951487     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-002-0387-z     Document Type: Review

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