Complement Activation Products C3a and C4a as Endogenous Antimicrobial Peptides

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-95

  Zipfel, Peter F ^a,b   Reuter, Michael ^a  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaphylatoxins; Antimicrobial peptides; Bactericidal activity; C3a; C4a; Complement; Host defense

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4A;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67349284794     PISSN: 15733149     EISSN: 15733904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10989-009-9180-5     Document Type: Article

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