Innate immune defenses of amphibian skin: Antimicrobial peptides and more

Animal Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-428

  Woodhams, Douglas C ^a   Rollins Smith, L A ^b   Alford, R A ^c   Simon, M A ^a   Harris, R N ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 35649016159     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00150.x     Document Type: Note

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