Epithelial peptide antibiotics

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-134

  Schröder, Jens M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Defense; Defensin; Epithelia; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; THIONINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CATTLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0038933757     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(98)00226-3     Document Type: Article

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