Sounding the alarm: Multiple functions of host defense peptides

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-6

  Gallo, Richard L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CATHELICIDIN; PEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CELL LINE; CELL MIGRATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EPITHELIZATION; FIBROBLAST; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 37049031881     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701073     Document Type: Note

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