Role of cathelicidin peptides in bovine host defense and healing

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-20

  Tomasinsig, Linda ^a   Benincasa, Monica ^b   Scocchi, Marco ^b   Skerlavaj, Barbara ^a   Tossi, Alessandro ^b   Zanetti, Margherita ^a   Gennaro, Renato ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha helical; Antimicrobial peptide; Cathelicidin; Membranolytic; Proline rich

Indexed keywords

BAC5; BAC7; BMAP 28; CATHELICIDIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; FIBROBLAST; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALING; HOST CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION; INTERNALIZATION; MAMMAL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 77953870918     PISSN: 18671306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12602-010-9035-6     Document Type: Article

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