Human β-defensin-2, an antimicrobial peptide, is elevated in scales collected from tinea pedis patients [14]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1389-1390

  Kawai, Masaaki ^a   Yamazaki, Masashi ^b   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^b   Miyajima, Hiroaki ^a   Ogawa, Hideoki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 2;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGUS IMMUNITY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; INNATE IMMUNITY; LETTER; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PSORIASIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATUM CORNEUM; STUDENT T TEST; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; VOLUNTEER;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BETA-DEFENSINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; PEPTIDES; SKIN; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 33750618535     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03111.x     Document Type: Letter

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