Antimicrobial rnases of human skin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 129, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2091-2093

  Zasloff, Michael ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NW210 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE; PSORIASIN; RIBONUCLEASE; VITAMIN D;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; LUPUS VULGARIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 70349753095     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.216     Document Type: Note

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