Identification, characterization and expression of cathelicidin in the pouch young of tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 524-533

  Daly, Kerry A ^a,b   Digby, Matthew R ^b,c   Lefévre, Christophe ^b,c   Nicholas, Kevin R ^b,c   Deane, Elizabeth M ^d   Williamson, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Cathelicidin; Marsupials; Neonate

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INNATE IMMUNITY; KANGAROO; LEUKOCYTE; MARSUPIAL; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SURVIVAL;

MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 38949138725     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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